Below is a collection of scientific research and peer-reviewed studies on the issue of pharmacists’ authority to administer vaccines.
- Removing Barriers to Pharmacy Vaccination: A Path to Better Health and Lower Health Care Costs, March 2024
- Removing Barriers to Pharmacy Vaccination (Factsheet)
- Trends in Adult Vaccination in the U.S.: Impact of Reimbursement to Healthcare Providers on Influenza Vaccination for the Medicaid Fee-For-Service Population, February 2024
- Trends in Vaccine Administration in the United States, January 2023
- Accessibility of Adult Immunizations in Pharmacies Compared to Physician Offices in Low-Income Communities, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, May 2022
- Evaluation of Frequency of Encounters With Primary Care Physicians vs Visits to Community Pharmacies Among Medicare Beneficiaries, JAMA Network Open, July 2020
- Promoting Access and Lowering Costs in Health Care: The Case of Empowering Pharmacists to Increase Adult Vaccination Rates, Pacific Research Institute, April 2018
- Epidemiologic and economic impact of pharmacies as vaccination locations during an influenza epidemic, Vaccine, November 2018
- Impact of Pharmacist Immunization Authority on Seasonal Influenza Immunization Rates Across States, Clinical Therapeutics, August 2017
- The availability of pharmacies in the United States: 2007–2015, PLoS ONE, August 2017
- Modeling The Economic Burden Of Adult Vaccine-Preventable Diseases In The United States, Health Affairs, October 2016
- Vaccination: the cornerstone of an efficient healthcare system, Journal of Market Access & Health Policy, August 2015
- Community pharmacist-administered influenza immunization improves patient access to vaccination, Canadian Pharmacists Journal, November 2014
- Vaccinations administered during off-clinic hours at a national community pharmacy: implications for increasing patient access and convenience, Annals of Family Medicine, Sept – Oct 2013
- Primary Care Physician Perspectives on Providing Adult Vaccines, Vaccine, February 2011
- Place of Influenza Vaccination Among Adults — United States, 2010–11 Influenza Season, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 2011
- The role of pharmacists in the delivery of influenza vaccinations, Vaccine, February 2004