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    • Pharmacy Practice
    • Health Policy

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    • In October 2020, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance temporarily authorized trained pharmacy technicians to administer immunizations.
    • This temporary authorization necessitates state-level legislative action for sustained immunization efforts post-pandemic.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the impact of temporary federal guidance authorizing pharmacy technicians to administer immunizations.
    • To assess the need for permanent state-level regulations supporting pharmacy technician immunization administration.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of emerging literature on pharmacy technician training and practice in immunization administration.
    • Analysis of pharmacist perceptions regarding delegation of immunization tasks to technicians.

    Main Results:

    • Multiple training programs for pharmacy technicians in immunization administration have been developed.
    • Publications demonstrate the safe and effective training of technicians for immunization delivery.
    • Supervising pharmacists initially hesitant, but showed strong acceptance after practical experience.

    Conclusions:

    • Pharmacy technicians are capable of safely administering immunizations.
    • State legislation is crucial to make pharmacy technician immunization authority permanent.
    • Permanent authority will ensure continued public health benefits and vaccine access.