Blog An Effective Prescription for an Increasing Problem June 16, 2022Written by: Dr. Jia Hu, Public Health Specialist, Physician, and CEO of 19 To Zero & Dr. Vivien Brown, Family Physician, Author, and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. [1] In general, routine childhood vaccine coverage has fallen by upwards of 20-40% across the country. Adult vaccines are obviously effective at reducing illness, but also have economic implications as they affect the working-age population. Canadians want to be immunized and came out in record numbers to receive their COVID-19 vaccine, but vaccines need to be accessible. [3]The pandemic demonstrated the indispensable role that pharmacies can play in effectively administering vaccination programs to address public health crises.

Source: thestar June 16, 2022 14:21 UTC