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Reply 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...

Thursday 10 December 2020, 02:28 PM 4 minutes to Read Each year the PHA honours individuals or groups for their outstanding contribution to public health action by naming them Public Health Champion for the year. Professor Michael Baker In the early days of the pandemic, Michael was a key voice advocating for a national lockdown and arguing for NZ to take an elimination approach rather than following the influenza pandemic playbook. Throughout the year he has tirelessly advised, advocated and appeared in the media, helping New Zealanders to understand the epidemiology of COVID-19 and the imp...