Advancing public health informatics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from a public-private partnership with pharmacies

Publications

Nkenge Jones-Jack, Roua El Kalach, Diana Yassanye, Ruth Link-Gelles, Abdulhakeem Olorukooba, Amee Kahmar deMartino, Mattie Elam, Doug Romerhausen, Marley Vazquez, Chris Duggar, Christine Kim, Anita Patel, Angela Guo, Radhika Gharpure, Ashley Tippins, Lori Moore. Vaccine, COVID-19 Supplement. Available February 1, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.092

To support efforts to vaccinate millions of Americans across the United States (US) against COVID-19, the US federal government (USG) launched the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program (PPP) in December 2020 and the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) in February 2021. These programs consisted of a collaborative partnership with the USG and 21 pharmacy organizations, including large retail chains, coordinating pharmacy services administrative organizations (PSAOs) representing independent retail and long-term care pharmacies, and pharmacy network administrators.