October 2022 Immunization Supplement

Piloting new emergency department-based vaccination campaigns and fine-tuning existing programs may reduce morbidity and mortality associated with vaccine-preventable diseases.

Because we need to be prepared and respond to future crises, making these changes permanent is a top priority for the profession of pharmacy.

The process of supporting a cause for our profession can be highly rewarding. As pharmacists, we must take charge to enact change.

The availability of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 boosters, which provide broader protection, will likely increase vaccine demand in the fall

Pharmacists are poised to address selective vaccination and counsel patients contemplating delaying, skipping, or seeking an alternate vaccine schedule.

Loosened restrictions will likely create a more pronounced influenza season this fall.