Norwegian Community Pharmacists' Experiences with COVID-19 Vaccination-A Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunising the population became important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Community pharmacies in Norway collaborated with municipalities to offer a vaccination services to increase the vaccination rate. Only some pharmacies were allowed to offer this service in the pandemic's early phase. This study learns about pharmacists' experiences during this first period of COVID-19 vaccination services in community pharmacies, which is relevant for informing policy and organisational decision makers about the feasibility and acceptability of pharmacy vaccination.

Methods

Individual interviews were conducted with 13 pharmacists in community pharmacies offering a COVID-19 vaccination service. Informants were recruited from the eleven pharmacies that first offered COVID-19 va

SUBMITTER: Aarnes RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature