Pharmacies to give vaccinations
Three hundred and fifty pharmacies in Montreal will be able to start giving Covid vaccinations in a couple of weeks, while Quebec prepares to give in‑home vaccinations to people who can’t get out easily.
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Blork 16:34 on 2021-03-03 Permalink
The pharmacy idea sounds good on the surface, but how are they going to manage that? Look at the lineups reported the other day at Decarie Square and other places (caused, AFAIK, by people showing up too early for their appointments).
No pharmacy I’ve ever been in has room for more than six or seven people to wait for service. Given people would have to wait for their turn, then wait another 15 minutes to make sure there is no anaphylaxis (that’s the protocol AFAIK), how will they manage that and still keep some semblance of social distancing and running a pharmacy as well?
Bill Binns 17:53 on 2021-03-03 Permalink
I think the lines will calm down fairly quickly. We are seeing the eager beavers out there who just had to get it on the FIRST DAY so they can be FIRST. The majority of people will go when it becomes easy or when they are told. I’m sure at the end there will be another group that has to have nets thrown over them and have a needle forcibly jammed into their neck in the middle of the street.
dmdiem 18:32 on 2021-03-03 Permalink
If 350 pharmacies gave out one dose of the vaccine to one person every 15 minutes, 8 hours a day, the entire population could be vaccinated in about five and half months. That’s an oversimplification, of course, but the point is that the sheer number of pharmacies available could easily diffuse the crowds away from the central distribution hubs currently set up. At least enough to make lineups everywhere minimal.
Tim S. 18:56 on 2021-03-03 Permalink
We got the flu shot at our local hole-in-the-wall pharmacy, and it was fine. They scheduled 1 person every 10-15 minutes, the shot took 30 seconds, 15 minutes to wait in the corner, served regular clients in the meantime, all very smooth. At one person at a time, even is someone shows up 10 minutes early it’s fine. And I doubt even a particularly anxious person would think to go 90 minutes early to a local pharmacy appointment.
JaneyB 19:11 on 2021-03-04 Permalink
The pharmacies work for the flu shots every year, they’re everywhere, and people can shop while they wait. It’s a good method. They should do it for more than 8 hours a day though; if they did it continually while open, 2.5 months for everyone done would be a very happy result!