DEERFIELD, Ill. — As the country awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, experts from Walgreens and PharMerica convened on Friday afternoon for a LinkedIn Live event to share updates on vaccine administration.

Rick Gates, senior vice president – Pharmacy and Healthcare at Walgreens served as the moderator of a panel that consisted of Dr. Kevin Ban, chief medical officer at Walgreens, T.J. Griffin, senior vice president of LTC operations and chief pharmacy officer at PharMerica and Rina Shah, group vice president, Pharmacy Operations and Services at Walgreens.

The panel addressed:

What happens after a vaccine is given emergency use authorization?
Once approved, when can we expect Walgreens to administer the first vaccine?
How will Walgreens safely administer a COVID-19 vaccine in a long-term care setting?

To view event click below

https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6743230435058294785/