Commonwealth Fund November 6, 2025
MaryBeth Musumeci, Jenna Xavier

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Pharmacies have become essential vaccine providers — by early 2024, they delivered more than 70 percent of all COVID-19 boosters and nearly half of all flu shots

Recent federal policy changes have narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations, contrary to clinical evidence, making it harder for pharmacies to provide vaccines

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  • Pharmacies have become essential vaccine providers — by early 2024, they delivered more than 70 percent of all COVID-19 boosters and nearly half of all flu shots

  • Recent federal policy changes have narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations, contrary to clinical evidence, making it harder for pharmacies to provide vaccines

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacies emerged as critical vaccine access sites, overtaking physicians’...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, HHS, Patient / Consumer, Pharma, Pharma / Biotech, Provider, Public Health / COVID
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