Public Health

The City of Toronto made public its plan for vaccinating the city's 6+ million residents on March 1, and the strategy relies heavily on community pharmacies.

To help inform pharmacists about the vaccines and what they need to know in order to counsel patients, the Canadian Pharmacists Association is hosting a webinar and panel discussion this Thursday.

In interview with Bloomberg, Shoppers Drug Mart president Jeff Leger affirms role community pharmacy can play in accelerating vaccination efforts.

Regulations have been amended to allow pharmacists to immunize against COVID-19 and a sign-up portal for those wishing to join vaccination efforts has been activated.

Community pharmacy has role to play to ensure effective rollout of all three phases of the national COVID-19 vaccination strategy.

Ahead of vaccine approval, pharmacies have been named key immunization sites by the U.S. health agency