IPA reported on March 29, 2013 that the proposed new immunization bill was successful signed by Governor Branstad on the 28th and put into law. The new law will now allow certified pharmacists to adminiter a number of vaccines.
One new portion of the bill now allows pharmacists to administer the influenza vaccine to anyone 6 years of age and older. The older law only allowed people 18 and older to get the influenza vaccine without a prescription. Now worried parents can bring their children into a participating pharmacy to get them vaccinated without the hassle of having to obtain a prescription from their physician beforehand.
The second main part of the new bill allows pharmacists to administer vaccines recommended by the United States centers for disease control and prevention advisory committee on the approved vaccination schedule for adults. They also expanded this to include vaccines approved for international travel.
Pharmacists will now also be able to adminster Tdap (tetnus, diptheria, acellular pertussis) booster vaccinations.
There will be an official signing ceremony on April 5th.
Go pharmacists!
So come on down to your local pharmacy and see what we can do for you!
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