US will allow pharmacists to administer vaccines to kids.....

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Children in the United States will have expanded access to vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a directive issued Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Licensed pharmacists in all 50 states will now be able to administer vaccines to kids ages 3-18 provided they have completed the required hands-on injection training, according to HHS.
In issuing the new directive for pharmacists, HHS described the drop in childhood immunizations as a "public health threat and a collateral harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic."

Pediatricians around the country also reported in May that they were seeing significant drops in visits during the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...icksource_4380645_8_heads_posts_headlines_hed

(This is a step in the right direction, imo, instead of chancing getting the virus at the doc's office that may be unsafe)
 

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Most folks in our area (southern New England) seem to get their routine shots at pharmacies and have been doing so for a few years now. Much quicker and more convenient than going to a doc or clinic.
 

Even though I've never gotten the flu shot, I know it's offered at pharmacies like CVS, Walmart and Rite Aid. So I assume pharmacists there are already trained in how to give these shots. I imagine any new pharmacists would receive training as well.
 
DaveA said:
Most folks in our area (southern New England) seem to get their routine shots at pharmacies and have been doing so for a few years now. Much quicker and more convenient than going to a doc or clinic.
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That's true here, too. I've been getting vaccines at Walgreens or Walmart for years. I don't see any earthly reason why a pharmacist or nurse or whatever trained health care provider shouldn't be giving vaccines. It isn't exactly brain surgery, after all.
 
PopsnTuff said:
Children in the United States will have expanded access to vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a directive issued Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Licensed pharmacists in all 50 states will now be able to administer vaccines to kids ages 3-18 provided they have completed the required hands-on injection training, according to HHS.
In issuing the new directive for pharmacists, HHS described the drop in childhood immunizations as a "public health threat and a collateral harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic."

Pediatricians around the country also reported in May that they were seeing significant drops in visits during the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...icksource_4380645_8_heads_posts_headlines_hed

(This is a step in the right direction, imo, instead of chancing getting the virus at the doc's office that may be unsafe)
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Dear husband and I had our shingles vaccinations done at a local pharmacy.
 
Most pharmacies in Scotland run a minor ailments service for such things as cuts and bruises, coughs and colds, aches and pains.

Normally my first port of call, leaving the doctor for more serious things like blood where it shouldn't be, or chest pain that last 3 days oi more!

For shots I would go to a what we call a nurse practitioner.
 
Here in the UK, it's quite common to get vaccinated at the pharmacy. They will also check blood pressure and deal with minor ailments. It helps to free up the doctors surgery for really sick patients.
 
I have no doubt that they know how to inject.. I think the behavioral element of managing it with a child who may be screaming and squirming etc. May need to be learned. Here the pharmacies that give shots are increasingly building little roofless cubicles for shots. And might make a child less afraid of going to a doc if shots are out of the picture. I don’t know ever remember having fits about it as a kid & my kids were pretty good about it too.
 
Geeae: 'So, little boy, want'a stuffed animal, free-just a minor prick, won't hurt at all
and you can hold Mr. Rabbit.'
All troops know how to give an injection, there is nothing too it.
 
pamelasmithwick said:
For some unknown reason I am terrified and hesitant in getting the shingles vaccinations. Please tell me that there are no after effects or problems.
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If you want the vaccine, your pharmacist will probably provide some literature about possible after effects or risks. In some states they're required to. Personally, I had shingles 38 years ago. I'm not interested in the vaccine, but if it puts your mind at ease......
Interesting that there are several attorneys who are handling lawsuits involving people who got shingles after getting the shingles shot.
 
Uh, guys-Diabetics I, inject themselves as needed, sometimes once a day.đź‘Ť It keeps them alive.
Yea, they only have to stink the needle in a 1/2 inch or less, still it is an injection.

I don't grasp the problem, are we anti-injection

(In the 1950's they had to really stick themselves. My grandmother would
often cry when injecting herself. The needle had to go in deep, and the dread of this daily routine was a strong component of her tears.)
 
I get all my shots in my upper hip area.....no pain, swelling or redness.....can't take it in the arm anymore....its pretty much un-useable for about a week if I do....
 
PopsnTuff said:
I get all my shots in my upper hip area.....no pain, swelling or redness.....can't take it in the arm anymore....its pretty much un-useable for about a week if I do....
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I didn't know that was an option. Do you just tell them that you can't have the shot in your arm and they agree to shoot you in the hip?
 
pamelasmithwick said:
For some unknown reason I am terrified and hesitant in getting the shingles vaccinations. Please tell me that there are no after effects or problems.
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I had the shingles vaccine a few years ago, and then last year when they came out with the new, improved version, my doctor suggested that I get that also. I had to go to the pharmacy for it, as there was a shortage, and the doctor didn't have it.

I had absolutely no problems or side effects. It was milder than the average flu shot. I had to return for a second shot a few months later, and that was also no problem.
 
pamelasmithwick said:
For some unknown reason I am terrified and hesitant in getting the shingles vaccinations. Please tell me that there are no after effects or problems.
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If it is any comfort my doc said years ago most of the time shingles goes away in a few days. I was vaccinated before talking to him and would not have insisted on the vaccine had I talked to him earlier.
 
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