Australia's pharmacists are responding to the Federal Government's call to assist in the COVID-19 vaccination program, with 1,000 pharmacists registering and more than 700 attending a Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) webinar session last night in preparation for their involvement in Phase 1 and 2 of the vaccination rollout.
The webinar - which included senior government officials leading the COVID-19 vaccination plan joining PSA President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman - provided information on the Commonwealth program, the role of pharmacists in Phase 1, the final call for Phase 2 Expressions of Interest to administer the vaccine through community pharmacy, and training and education to deliver the vaccine.
The PSA session had strong engagement from members seeking to
