2023-08-07 11:42:00
Pharmacists had already been involved in the vaccination campaign once morest Covid-19 during the winter of 2022. It was then also possible to go to your pharmacist to be vaccinated once morest the flu, without a prescription from a doctor. .
For winter 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recommend combining a booster campaign for the Covid-19 vaccine with vaccination once morest flu. The Superior Health Council (CSS) and the Interministerial Public Health Conference (CIM) have followed this recommendation. From October 1 to December 31, anyone who wishes can therefore be vaccinated once morest the flu and once morest Covid-19 at pharmacists who are equipped and have undergone training for this purpose.
“In 11 European countries around us, such as France or Germany, pharmacists have long been authorized to administer influenza vaccination. We find that vaccination coverage is higher in these countries, precisely because pharmacists have many contacts with the population”, underlined Minister Frank Vandenbroucke.
The role of pharmacists as primary health care providers had already been strengthened earlier this year, through supporting chronic patients in monitoring their treatment or combating the excessive consumption of drugs such as sleeping pills.
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