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October 28, 2020
Health Law Daily

HHS Guidance Authorizes Pharmacy Technicians And Pharmacy Interns To Administer Vaccines And Coronavirus Tests

  • October 28, 2020

PharmaNewsIntelligence (10/27, McGrail) reports, “HHS recently issued guidance authorizing qualified pharmacy technicians and state-authorized pharmacy interns to administer childhood vaccines,” SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and SARS-CoV-2 tests. The HHS guidance “also said pharmacy interns can administer FDA-authorized vaccines that have been recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to individuals aged between 3 and 18 years old according to ACIP’s standard immunization schedule.”