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General Vaccine Information Pharmacists & Technicians as Immunizers Under the PREP Act, pharmacists are able to order, prescribe, dispense, and administer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible patients. Additionally, trained pharmacy interns and technicians are able to administer the vaccines under supervision of the pharmacist. Eligible pharmacy personnel are also able to immunize children aged 3 years and up, in an effort to maintain childhood vaccine rates that may otherwise be depleted due to changes in healthcare access. For technicians to administer vaccines, they must complete the proper continuing education program. For more information on pharmacy’s role as immunizers: http://www.ncbop.org/COVID19Vaccination.html COVID-19 Training Modules -Required Per Regulations and Protocols Per the CDC, “Training is important not only for those who will prepare and administer vaccines, but also for those responsible for other critical, mandatory functions, including protecting the vaccine cold chain, inputting required data, and ensuring vaccine recipients receive documentation of vaccination.” Registering to become a COVID-19 immunizer: https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/COVID19/COVIDvaccinators/Pages/default.aspx Training modules: https://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/covid19/ North Carolina Immunization Registry (NCIR) Immunizing pharmacists are required to complete NCIR training. Although COVID-19 vaccinations do not need to be uploaded into NCIR, pharmacists must ensure this training is finished. Access to the training can be found at the following link: https://www.immunize.nc.gov/providers/ncireducation.htm. This training allows pharmacists to stay up to date on best practices and available resources. North Carolina Identity (NCID) Service An NCID is required for authorized immunizers to access CVMS and NCIR. If unsure about how to register for an NCID, training can be found at the following link: https://www.immunize.nc.gov/providers/ncireducation.htm. A User Guide manual is also available and can be found at: https://it.nc.gov/documents/ncid-user-guide.
Eligibility Phases in NC Currently, patients are divided into one of five groups in order to determine their eligibility to receive the vaccine. As of April 7, 2021, all groups are eligible to receive the vaccine in North Carolina.
Who Should Get Vaccinated? Populations that can be Considered:
Populations Not to be Vaccinated:
Pregnant/Breastfeeding Patients:
For more information on special populations: http://www.ncbop.org/PDF/COVID19VaccineNCPharmacyProtocol122720.pdf Legal and Regulatory Frameworks The COVID-19 Vaccine Management System (CVMS) is a cloud-based system that allows vaccine data management and sharing between providers, hospitals, and agencies, along with local, state, and federal governments. Pharmacies not enrolled with a federal pharmacy partner will need to complete CVMS provider enrollment. For more information on CVMS, visit the following link: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines/providers/covid-19-vaccine-management-system-cvms The following link provides information regarding User Guides, Recorded Trainings, and Upcoming Trainings in CVMS: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines/providers/cvms-user-guides-and-recorded-trainings#user-guides  (covid19.ncdhhs.gov)
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