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With the production of the COVID-19 vaccine, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon. While there s still a long way to go, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy faculty and staff members continue their efforts to hasten the end of the deadly pandemic, training pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to administer the vaccine.
Under new COVID health regulations, pharmacy technicians are allowed to administer the vaccine, necessitating training for those who hadn t previously vaccinated. They join pharmacists, who were granted the right to vaccinate in Rhode Island about 10 years ago. Mary-Jane Kanaczet, director of the College s Office of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Professions, received a license from the American Pharmacists Association to provide the training, and taught 33 pharmacy techs and 29 pharmacists recently, including Paul Larrat, dean of the College of Pharmacy.
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Pharmacies say they could handle a massive increase in coronavirus vaccine distribution if the supply is provided.
A federal program that begins on Thursday will expand the number of pharmacies that will administer vaccines. Yet, initially, it will only use a fraction of the pharmacies that have signed on to participate.
“We haven’t even scratched the surface when it comes to pharmacies,” said Kurt Proctor, senior vice president of strategic initiatives at the National Community Pharmacists Association. “There is a lot of capacity. In terms of speeding up vaccinations, we just have to get enough vaccines into the hands of pharmacists.”
With Vaccines in More Drugstores, Pharmacies Go on Hiring Sprees
Pharmacies are dangling five-figure signing bonuses and competing against one another to quickly recruit pharmacists and support staff.
CVS has been hiring thousands of pharmacists and support staff.Credit.John Taggart for The New York Times
Published Feb. 10, 2021Updated March 16, 2021
Phones are ringing with plentiful job opportunities. Prospective employers are dangling five-figure signing bonuses. Businesses are hounding universities for potential recruits.
The job market is booming at least if you’re a pharmacist.
The vaccination drive in the United States is entering a new phase this week, with the start of a federal program that will send more doses of Covid-19 vaccines into drugstores and grocery store pharmacies.
Pharmacy chains like Walgreens and CVS are dangling signing bonuses, competing to quickly recruit pharmacists and support staff to vaccinate customers against COVID-19.
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