Since Friday, December 6, pharmacy technicians have the right to administer all vaccines on the authorized list under certain conditions.
- From now on, pharmacy technicians can inject all vaccines authorized in pharmacies.
- Professionals must do this under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- They must obtain a training certificate for part 2 of the “Vaccine Administration” module.
Until now, pharmacy technicians could administer the flu vaccine for people aged 11 and over and the Mpox vaccine. According to the government website, they were also authorized to administer the coronavirus vaccine to patients over 5 years old. This act was carried out under “the supervision of a pharmacist trained in the administration or prescription of vaccines or who has completed specific training in vaccination against Covid-19.”
Covid-19, seasonal flu… All vaccines can be injected by pharmacy technicians
However, since Friday, December 6, an expansion of the skills of pharmacy technicians in terms of vaccination has been implemented. According to a decree of December 4, published in the Official Journalthe latter are now authorized to administer all vaccines which appear on the list validated in pharmacies among French people over 11 years old. In order to improve access to care, they have the right to vaccinate citizens against seasonal flu, the vaccines mentioned in the vaccination schedule and those against the coronavirus.
“An additional one hour” to certify the right to carry out all vaccines
To do so, they must always respect the following conditions: be under the supervision of a pharmacist and obtain a training certificate for part 2 of the “Vaccine Administration” module. According to the National Professional Council of Pharmacy Technicians (CNPPO), it lasts a minimum of 7 hours, including 3 hours in person dedicated to practicing the vaccination procedure. For Philippe Besset, president of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions of France (FSPF), it is “a small point which remains disappointing.” He explained, at Pharmacist’s dailywhich he did not see “why would we make a difference in training between administering a DTCP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio) and administering a Covid vaccine, the action being the same.”
Questioned by the Pharmacy Monitorthe coordinator at the CNPPO, Maud Aubout, indicated that “preparers who have completed 7 hours of training on flu/Covid-19 vaccination are invited to contact their organization. An additional hour would be enough to certify their right to all vaccines authorized in pharmacies. And for those who have not yet been trained, the programs are being adapted so that only one training is offered to them.”
