J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Jul-Aug;62(4):1379-1383. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.01.013. Epub 2022 Jan 19.
Community pharmacists are often the most accessible health professional in rural areas, which makes them well positioned to increase vaccine access in their communities. This study sought to document rural pharmacists' ability to and interest in administering coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations.
A sample of community pharmacists participating in a rural community pharmacy practice-based research network in the United States completed an online survey that assessed (1) demographic characteristics, (2) previous COVID-19 vaccine training, and (3) ability to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Data were collected between late December 2020 and mid-February 2021. Descriptive statistics and correlations were calculated.
A total of 69 of 106 pharmacists completed the survey (response rate = 65%). Approximately half of pharmacists were ready (52%) or actively taking steps (39%) to provide COVID-19 vaccines in the next 6 months. Pharmacies had a median of 2 staff members who were authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Almost half (46%) estimated they could administer more than 30 vaccinations per day. Most pharmacies could store vaccines at standard refrigeration (90%) and freezing (83%) levels needed for thawed and premixed vaccines, respectively. Most pharmacists planned to access COVID-19 vaccines through an agreement with a state or local public health entity (48%) or by ordering through group purchasing organizations (46%). Only 23% of pharmacists had received any COVID-19 vaccine training, and only 48% very much wanted to get the vaccine themselves. Several variables, including pharmacy type and pharmacists' vaccine attitudes and previous COVID-19 training, were significantly associated (P < 0.05) with the anticipated number of COVID-19 vaccines pharmacies could administer daily.
Even early in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, most rural pharmacies were interested in and preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Few rural pharmacists had received COVID-19 training, and many expressed some hesitancy to receive the vaccine themselves. The number of vaccines pharmacists could administer varied with pharmacy and pharmacist characteristics.
社区药剂师通常是农村地区最容易接触到的医疗专业人员，这使他们能够更好地在社区中增加疫苗的可及性。本研究旨在记录农村药剂师接种 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗的能力和兴趣。
参与美国农村社区药房实践为基础的研究网络的社区药剂师样本完成了一项在线调查，该调查评估了（1）人口统计学特征，（2）以前的 COVID-19 疫苗培训，以及（3）接种 COVID-19 疫苗的能力。数据收集于 2020 年 12 月底至 2021 年 2 月中旬之间。计算了描述性统计数据和相关性。
共有 106 名药剂师中的 69 名完成了调查（应答率为 65%）。大约一半的药剂师准备（52%）或正在积极采取措施（39%）在接下来的 6 个月内提供 COVID-19 疫苗。每家药店有中位数为 2 名被授权接种 COVID-19 疫苗的员工。近一半（46%）的药剂师估计他们每天可以接种 30 多剂疫苗。大多数药店可以分别将疫苗储存在标准冷藏（90%）和冷冻（83%）水平下，分别用于解冻和预混疫苗。大多数药剂师计划通过与州或地方公共卫生实体达成协议（48%）或通过集团采购组织订购（46%）来获得 COVID-19 疫苗。只有 23%的药剂师接受过任何 COVID-19 疫苗培训，只有 48%的药剂师非常希望自己接种疫苗。包括药房类型以及药剂师对疫苗的态度和以前的 COVID-19 培训在内的几个变量，与预期的每家药房每天可接种的 COVID-19 疫苗数量显著相关（P <0.05）。
即使在全国 COVID-19 疫苗接种的早期阶段，大多数农村药房都对接种 COVID-19 疫苗感兴趣并准备接种。很少有农村药剂师接受过 COVID-19 培训，许多人对自己接种疫苗表示有些犹豫。药剂师可以接种的疫苗数量因药房和药剂师的特征而异。
