By Gina Shaw
Expanded authority for pharmacists to initiate and administer adult and pediatric vaccines could help to address the continuing problem of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, representatives from the American Society for Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP) said in written testimony submitted to a March 5 hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
At least 206 cases of measles have been reported across 11 states thus far in 2019. In January,