Winnipeg Free Press By: Jon Victor, The Canadian Press Posted:
MONTREAL - Pharmacies are pushing to get involved in Canada’s vaccination effort, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points.
The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on December 14, 2020. As Canada’s vaccination effort scales up to millions of people, pharmacies are pushing to get involved, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
MONTREAL - Pharmacies are pushing to get involved in Canada’s vaccination effort, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points.
Pharmacies push to join COVID-19 vaccination effort as distribution ramps up
by Jon Victor, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 31, 2020 8:00 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 31, 2020 at 8:14 am EDT
MONTREAL Pharmacies are pushing to get involved in Canada’s vaccination effort, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points.
Nationwide chains Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. and London Drugs Ltd. say they have had conversations with the federal and provincial governments about co-operating on vaccine distribution once the doses become more widely available, although there are currently no plans to do so.
“Pharmacies are ready and willing right now to help with that injection of those COVID vaccines,” said Chris Chiew, general manager of pharmacy for London Drugs. “We reach every single corner of each province of all of Canada, and by having all pharmacists involved, you’re actually able to get a larger percentage of the population in
Pharmacies push to join COVID 19 vaccination effort as distribution ramps up December 31, 2020 by Jon Victor, The Canadian Press, Montreal
Pharmacies are pushing to get involved in Canada’s vaccination effort, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points.
Nationwide chains Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. and London Drugs Ltd. say they have had conversations with the federal and provincial governments about co-operating on vaccine distribution once the doses become more widely available, although there are currently no plans to do so.
“Pharmacies are ready and willing right now to help with that injection of those COVID vaccines,” said Chris Chiew, general manager of pharmacy for London Drugs. “We reach every single corner of each province of all of Canada, and by having all pharmacists involved, you’re actually able to get a larger percentage of the population in a faster period of time.�