POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

September 4, 2020 | Public Listening Session: Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invited public comment on the Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health. In the attached joint statement, NPhA joins with 12 other national pharmacy organizations to highlight that a successful vaccination distribution plan for the equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine(s) must involve all licensed pharmacists and pharmacies. This statement addresses the important role that pharmacists and pharmacies can play in addressing health care access and health disparities pertaining to COVID-19.  

August 21, 2020 | "Immunization Providers Need to Work Together to Increase Access to Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines" | NPhA joins 11 other national pharmacy organizations to issue statement celebrating the U.S. Department of Human Services expanding the role of pharmacists in providing vaccines to children.

June 5, 2020 | NPhA Leads National Pharmacy Organizations in Issuing Joint Statement Against Racial Injustice.

April 3, 2020 | NPhA joins with other national pharmacy associations to issue a set of joint policy recommendations to address the COVID-19 pandemic.