North Carolina pharmacists no longer need a prescription to provide COVID-19 vaccines to adults over 18, under orders signed by Gov. Josh Stein on Friday. (Photo illustration of a COVID-19 vaccine by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Gov. Josh Stein signed an order Friday afternoon allowing eligible North Carolinians to receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine without obtaining a prescription.
This includes senior citizens as well as adults over 18 who meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list of high risk conditions, including asthma, COPD, diabetes, ADHD, heart disease and cancer.
“Right now, North Carolina is one of only a handful of states where people must get a prescription before they can get a shot at the pharmacy,” Stein said. “This is unnecessary red tape. It is time for North Carolina to get in line with other states across the country.”
Pharmacies may ask the patient certain questions or ask them to attest to the conditions that would make them eligible, but medical documentation is not necessary.
The Medicaid program is currently paying for COVID vaccines for individuals who are beneficiaries, said Larry Greenblatt, state health director and chief medical officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
“Vaccines are one of the most effective means available to prevent serious illness, hospitalization, and death,” NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai said. “They help protect the health of children and adults, their families, and the entire community from the spread of infectious disease.”
Following state law, immunizing pharmacists in North Carolina can administer those vaccines recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) , but ACIP has yet to give its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines this season, NC Newsline previously reported.
ACIP is expected to release recommendations later in September, according to Stein’s office.
The governor’s office shared a list of retail pharmacies that have announced they have the updated COVID-19 vaccine available, to Brisson Drugs, Carlie C’s, Central Pharmacy of Durham, Costco, CVS Pharmacy, Food Lion, Hope Mills Pharmacy, Fairmont Drug Company, Ingles Markets, Med Smart Pharmacy, Med Source Pharmacy, Publix Pharmacies, Sam’s Club, Walgreens and Walmart.
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