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Do we need the development of vaccination services in pharmacies?

In November, we started a nationwide discussion about vaccination at the pharmacies At the moment, in Poland, pharmacists have the right to vaccinate patients against flu and COVID-19 after receiving appropriate training. Following the regulations in other EU countries, we decided to conduct a survey to find out what is the opinion of potential patients about this service in Poland and the possibilities of its development. Discussion meetings were held in each of the PPSA branches, where PPSA members had the opportunity to learn about the applicable regulations on vaccinations in pharmacies in Poland, get to know the opinions of other students, take part in the discussion, and form their own opinion on the subject.

In December, we started the promotion of the survey, which was created in cooperation with the entire advocacy team of PPSA Poland. Through this survey, we would like to find out what is the opinion on the introduction of vaccination by pharmacists, whether it was necessary, whether patients are satisfied with this service, and how they see the possibility of its development in the future. As an organisation associating pharmacy students in Poland, we are sure that the subject of vaccinations in pharmacies is very important, and the introduction of this law had a very positive impact on the health care system. We believe that expanding the scope of this pharmaceutical service has great potential in terms of relieving the healthcare system and increasing patients' trust in pharmacists

Justyna Mrowiec, Spokesperson and Oliwia Dobbek, Vice President of International Relations spokesperson@ptsf.pl