Pharmacies have administered 258 million doses of the authorized COVID-19 vaccine

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The role of a pharmacy is integral to modern communities. This was only emphasized throughout the continuous COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the United States with over 258 million doses of the authorized COVID-19 vaccine being administered by pharmacies as of July 2022.

The pharmaceutical industry has seen major shifts in recent years, and these landscape adjustments have led to changing roles and new tasks and challenges for the pharmacy employees themselves.

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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