Immunizations

The tool is able to handle more than 250,000 requests daily and will reflect the number of vaccine doses confirmed with Kroger’s system.

The federal government is increasing its vaccine supply to 13.5 million doses per week, and pharmacies will be receiving 2 million doses per week, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

The National Community Pharmacists Association said more COVID-19 vaccine supply is needed by local pharmacies to accelerate the rate of vaccine administration.

MarkeTouch scheduling software has built-in tools to ensure patients show up to their appointments.

As it expands COVID-19 testing to 441 additional stores, Rite Aid also is kicking off its participation in the federal pharmacy program, offering COVID-19 vaccines in five states and two jurisdictions with direct federal allocations.

The drug chain and the rideshare company will roll out several initiatives in the coming months around education and transportation, focusing on underserved communities and vaccine-hesitant patients.

Pharmacy technology and automation companies have been ramping up their solutions to help pharmacies juggle their expanded roles in 2021.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ virtual Regional Chain Conference began with highlighting regional pharmacies’ contributions to the pandemic effort and how they pave the way for policy changes to benefit pharmacy in the coming years.