Pharmacy School to Administer COVID Vaccinations

“It is anticipated that PC will receive the vaccine and administer it to PC students and employees and members of the surrounding community who want it,” said Dr. Tiffaney Threatt, associate professor at the PC School of Pharmacy and director of the PCSP Wellness Center.

Already a flu vaccine provider, the Pharmacy School met the CDC’s requirements to become a COVID Vaccination Program Provider. The requirements included the ability to store and administer the vaccine by qualified healthcare professionals.

Threatt and others at the PC School of Pharmacy are preparing to administer the vaccinations while waiting for the supply of the vaccine itself from SCDHEC.

“Currently, we have a pool of 75 volunteers from the School of Pharmacy who are willing to help administer the vaccine,” Threatt said.

This pool includes pharmacist faculty, pharmacist alumni, and current pharmacy students. Only licensed, immunization-certified pharmacists and pharmacy interns will administer the vaccine.