Compulsory Green Pass at work and the possibility of making quick swabs even on days when pharmacies are closed. “The Federation of Pharmacist Orders proposes that pharmacies, on a voluntary basis and subject to the authorization of the competent ASL, can operate even during the hours and days of closure exclusively for the execution of rapid antigenic swabs” announces Fofi in a note. , the Federation of the Orders of Italian Pharmacists. “In this way it would be possible to further expand the offer to non-vaccinated citizens and carry out a greater number of tests, without creating difficulties in the normal running of the pharmaceutical service”.
The Federation “hopes that due consideration will be given to this solution, which would allow easier application of the contagion prevention measures that came into force on October 15”.
“The introduction of the obligation of the Green pass for access to workplaces could cause serious difficulties throughout the country: if this did not happen, it is due to the commitment of community pharmacists, who have faced a situation that did not has precedents in Europe, when within 3 days the number of tests performed has more than doubledor. Throughout the country, even in the most industrialized areas and in others where the demand was strongest, citizens not vaccinated “against Covid-19” were able to access rapid swabs in an orderly manner “. The Federation” thanks all colleagues who are doing their utmost even in these hours by implementing the non-stop opening hours, providing extraordinary openings also on Sundays to carry out tests by appointment, increasing the presence of staff “.
“An organizational effort – underlines Fofi – which in any case did not prevent pharmacists from continuing to ensure normal assistance. But the work of information to the public also continued, which certainly contributed to the increase in the first doses” of vaccine. “registered these days”.
“Also in this circumstance the value of the widespread presence of pharmacists in the area has been demonstrated, of their ability to respond to the evolution of requests in a very short time, as has always happened in these months of pandemic emergency. The Federation is convinced that the Government, in implementing the redesign of proximity assistance, can only attribute to the Italian pharmacists that central role in the territory that they have shown they can perform at the service of the community “, concludes the note.