Community pharmacists stand ready to assist with rollout of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 for Australian children.
Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Trent Twomey, says provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine rollout for children aged 5-11 will further boost national immunity against the ravages of the COVID disease.
It’s expected the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) will soon consider the Therapeutic Goods Administration approval.
Mr Twomey said national vaccination rates had accelerated sharply after pharmacists were engaged in the process during the second half of 2021.
Efficiency and ready accessibility of community pharmacists was a key to this effort, Mr Twomey said.
He said the flexibility of community pharmacy could be seen on many fronts.
“In Queensland, for example, pharmacists reached agreement with the State Government in October to deliver Moderna COVID vaccines in schools for students aged 12 and over.
“Across the nation, pharmacists are an integral part of their local community, working to achieve positive health outcomes and with an emphasis on prevention, not just cure.
“Community pharmacists stand ready to assist with rollout of vaccinations for our children aged 5-11, to protect them against this world-wide pandemic threat, when the appropriate Australian Government approvals are in place,” Mr Twomey said.
Bookings for COVID vaccinations can be made quickly and efficiently through Find a Pharmacy or by speaking with a local community pharmacist
