N B COVID-19 roundup: Pharmacists see boost in people getting vaccines cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The province could save big money and a lot of physicians' time by allowing pharmacists to administer more vaccines, according to a research project conducted at the University of New Brunswick.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. For more than four months now, pharmacists in New Brunswick have been going ‘flat out,’ administering nearly 450,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and counting. “All of this, of course, is on top of the other work that they do,” says Jake Reid, executive director of New Brunswick Pharmacists’ Association. “Including giving out medications, and providing health services, so it’s been very, very busy for pharmacists.” New Brunswick has now vaccinated more than 81 per cent of the eligible population with a first dose and more than 66 per cent have now received their second dose. However, the New Brunswick Pharmacists’ Association says demand for COVID-19 vaccines is dropping and about 30 community pharmacies in the province have now opted-out of the vaccine program, with 179 now active.
Memo to health workers provides insight into COVID de-escalation plan cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 7 new cases, most people in hospital since pandemic began
New Brunswick has seven new cases of COVID-19 and 20 people in hospital a record high since the pandemic began, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell announced Thursday.
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