Pharmacists who, in most cases, seem willing to do their part, as confirmed by the president of Federfarma Marco Cossolo, who in an "interview with Corre della Sera stated how the sector is ready for this new challenge and that they are already over 11,000, throughout the national territory, the members who responded to the call to responsibility, adhering to the campaign and participating in the training course necessary to subsequently be eligible for the administration of vaccines.
Federfarma's estimate is that each of the pharmacies will be able to administer, on average, between 15 and 20 vaccines per day.
, which has been traveling at a fast pace for several weeks now.
As of May 18, 2021, 27,919,253 were administered and 8,847,529 people completed the vaccination cycle. Commissioner Figliuolo's goal is to reach one million doses per day, precisely in the month of June.
Forecasts more realistic than ever thanks to the green light to pharmacies, which should allow the younger population to be reached soon with the first doses of the vaccine.
After the age of fifty, May 17 was the turn of the over 40s to be able to book, and it is very likely that within a few weeks even those born after 1982 will be given the vaccine.
In addition to the increasingly numerous vaccination poles, the achievement of coverage that can give hope for a gradual but this time definitive turning point in the fight against the pandemic will also come from the arrival of large supplies of new doses.
In fact, it seems that in these days about three million are already in the pipeline for Italy.
of the desire to participate, each Provincial Category Order will enroll pharmacists in the training course "Covid-19 vaccination campaign: the safe administration of the anti SARS-CoV-2 / Covid-19 vaccine", and communicate to them the modalities and the timing of participation.
A further step required is to adapt the structures so that they have three distinct areas:
- reception area;
- administration area;
- monitoring area.
In case of pharmacies that are too small or with rooms where it is impossible to reproduce this scheme, it will be allowed to set up special gazebos. Vaccinations can also be carried out during closing hours.
It will be up to the territorially competent health authorities to supply the doses of vaccines to pharmacies for administration. Each of them will also be paid a remuneration of 6 euros for each vaccine performed.
serious.The path for those wishing to get vaccinated at the pharmacy will be quite simple and for this reason the hope is that it will encourage participation in the prophylaxis campaign. It will be enough to go to your pharmacist and ask for an appointment.
How to get vaccinated at the pharmacy
At the time of vaccination, people who show up on the premises will have to fulfill the same obligations in force in the other vaccination areas. Specifically, it will be necessary to correctly fill in the informed consent form, comply with the provisions for the containment of infections, have not had close contact with people affected by Covid-19 in the last 14 days and not have a fever higher than 37.5 °.
What vaccines will be given
The vaccines currently authorized in our country are those of Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna, Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) and Janssen.
In the pharmacy, however, only Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca will be administered for now, because they are easier to preserve with the tools already present inside the premises.
