The ‘small but mighty’ trick in the US vaccination strategy

Now, pharmaceutical stores can participate in providing Covid-19 vaccines by registering with the state health department and the Covid-19 vaccine distribution program.

President Biden’s Covid-19 coordinator, Jeff Zient, said that when the program started in February, about 6,500 pharmacies received a total of 1 million doses of vaccine.

Good Neighbor pharmaceutical distribution chain, with many members participating in the program, has allocated 75,000 doses of vaccine to pharmacies in Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Texas and Guam, according to Jennie Zilka, vice president of Good Neighbor.

The program gives private establishments the opportunity to break out in a playing field where large retail chains dominate.

Vaccinating people takes a lot of time and effort.

Adam Bayer and his wife are distributing Covid-19 vaccines at their pharmacy in Vernon, Texas.

Besides organizing vaccinations at pharmacies, pharmacists also set up mass vaccination sites.

Thanks to the engagement and trust of the community, some local pharmacies can reach people who are hesitant to get vaccinated or do not know the information, according to Jennifer Kates, director of global health and health policy.

Mayank Amin, owner of Skippack pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, has been busy since being allowed to provide vaccines to people in the area.

However, he doesn’t always wait for people to get vaccinated.

Amin has just one full-time employee and two interns.

About 3,000 people have received their first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine thanks to Amin’s pharmacy since early February.

Amin spent the week at his parents’ house in Lansdale and only reunited with his pregnant wife on weekends to keep her safe.

`I hope to be with my baby when he is born. Until then, I want to make sure everyone is vaccinated. That is my dream,` he shared.

Mayank Amin is preparing doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine.