Rick Gates, senior vice president of pharmacy and healthcare at Vagrains, told CNBC that vaccinating the general public “will not be a chaos” because the FDA authorized the modern Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use and plans to get states almost in motion. 6 million doses early next week.
“What you’re going to see is, will we schedule appointments, how will we work with the communities we’re in, the states will be very thoughtful about how we work. In To ensure that and to ensure that people have a safe, convenient and efficient way to get vaccinated, ”Gates said.
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was turned over to long-term care facilities on Friday, and many of the shots were administered by pharmacists at Vaggrains. The federal government has agreements with other pharmacies, including Volgrans and CVS, to vaccinate millions of people across the country. In an interview with “The News with Shepard Smith” on Friday evening, Gates described how the training received by the organization’s pharmacists prepared him to administer the Covid-19 vaccine effectively.
“We’re training our pharmacists, how to look at allergic reactions, how to make sure they’re monitoring patients after vaccination, it’s all part of the normal procedure, it’s a safety protocol,” Gates said.
So far, the United States has vaccinated at least 66,000 people, according to figures collected publicly from 20 states, and the number is expected to increase dramatically as more states register their numbers. Gates acknowledged that there are a lot of organizations involved in the vaccination process, but stressed that “vaccines we do it very consistently, and monitoring patients after vaccinations is a common thing we think of for flu shots, shingles or other vaccines.” Out there. “
Host Shepard Smith asked Gates how Wal Wal Grains would replace people who come to their pharmacies to get vaccinated, but they are not in the priority population. Gates explained that the vaccine would be pre-determined and would not be given a “walk-up” format like a flu shot. He added that Vagrans pharmacies across the country will work with the states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get people who need the vaccine to get it. Gates added that people will also have reminders to get their second dose.
“For the population. We’ll have all kinds of reminders, phone calls, if we need to, Americans know they need to take that second dose, and the right time for that dose,” Gates said.
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