Pharmacists’ involvement in COVID-19 vaccination across Europe: a situational analysis of current practice and policy

One year since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid response measures have been implemented internationally to mitigate the spread of the virus. Following rapid and successful pre-clinical and human trials, several vaccines have been authorised for use across Europe through the European Med...

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Published inInternational journal of clinical pharmacy Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 1139 - 1148
Main Authors Paudyal, Vibhu, Fialová, Daniela, Henman, Martin C., Hazen, Ankie, Okuyan, Betul, Lutters, Monika, Cadogan, Cathal, da Costa, Filipa Alves, Galfrascoli, Elena, Pudritz, Yvonne Marina, Rydant, Silas, Acosta-Gómez, Jaime
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Clinical trials
Commentary
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Immunization
Inoculation
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pandemics
Pharmacists
Pharmacy
Public health
Vaccines
Europe
COVID-19
Pharmacist
Vaccine
Coronavirus
Pharmacy
Public health
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Summary:One year since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid response measures have been implemented internationally to mitigate the spread of the virus. Following rapid and successful pre-clinical and human trials, several vaccines have been authorised for use across Europe through the European Medicines Agency and national regulatory authorities. Clinical trials have shown promising results including important reductions in disease severity, hospitalisation and mortality. In order to maximise the public health benefit of available vaccines, there is a pressing need to vaccinate a large proportion of the population. Internationally, this has prompted coordination of existing services at enormous scale, and development and implementation of novel vaccination strategies to ensure maximum inoculation over the shortest possible timeframe. Pharmacists are being promoted as healthcare professionals that enhance roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination programmes. This paper aims to summarise current policy and practice in relation to pharmacists’ involvement in COVID-19 vaccination in 13 countries across Europe.
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ISSN:2210-7703
2210-7711
DOI:10.1007/s11096-021-01301-7