Readying Community Pharmacies to Participate in COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Washington State established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and operational plan in 2012 to coordinate pharmacy infrastructure and workforce during a public health emergency. The objectives of this study were to adapt the MOU operational plan to the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and assess community pharmacies' organizational readiness to implement COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Methods

This mixed methods study was conducted June-August 2020. Three facilitated discussions were conducted with community pharmacists and local health jurisdiction (LHJ) representatives to test the MOU operational plan. Facilitated discussions were thematically analyzed to inform adaptations to the operational plan. Pharmacists were surveyed to asses

SUBMITTER: Bacci JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542643 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature