On August 4, 2021, HHS issued its eighth PREP Act declaration, authorizing qualified pharmacy technicians and State-authorized pharmacy interns acting under pharmacist supervision to administer seasonal influenza vaccines in addition to COVID-19 vaccines and certain pediatric immunizations.
What does this declaration do? This PREP Act declaration authorizes qualified pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns to administer seasonal influenza vaccines, acting under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist, that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends to persons aged 19 and older according to ACIP’s standard immunization schedule. As a note, they are already able to give ACIP-recommended influenza vaccines to persons 3-18 under further guidance from the fourth amendment.
