First-year PharmD students will be able to administer vaccines with an accelerated course designed to better address the need for vaccine distribution.
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Through training, volunteerism and clinical rotations, the School of Pharmacy and its PharmD students meet an urgent need for COVID-19 vaccinators across Wisconsin.
“Right now, this is a huge public health priority, and we really need all hands on deck,” says Maggie Hoernke, a third-year PharmD student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy.
By Madalyn O Neill
Jan 21, 2021 8:33 PM
BARABOO, Wis. – Getting the COVID-19 vaccine everywhere it needs to go is a big task, but a new program is underway bringing resources to all pockets of Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, the State’s mobile vaccination program launched in an effort to accelerate vaccine distribution and expand access. It’s a partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin National Guard, with collaboration from local health departments, as well as nursing and pharmacy students.
WING Major Joe Trovato said 36 Guard soldiers and airmen are part of nine mobile vaccination teams, answering the call of local health departments and heading wherever needed.
‘It helps tremendously’: Mobile vaccination teams set out to expand access
January 21, 2021 8:33 PM Madalyn O Neill
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BARABOO, Wis. – Getting the COVID-19 vaccine everywhere it needs to go is a big task, but a new program is underway bringing resources to all pockets of Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, the State’s mobile vaccination program launched in an effort to accelerate vaccine distribution and expand access. It’s a partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin National Guard, with collaboration from local health departments, as well as nursing and pharmacy students.
WING Major Joe Trovato said 36 Guard soldiers and airmen are part of nine mobile vaccination teams, answering the call of local health departments and heading wherever needed.