With News of a Possible COVID-19 Vaccine, It’s Time to Stake Urgent Care’s Seat at the Table

The news that Pfizer’s version of a COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective in preventing infection was celebrated by many and greeted with skepticism by some, but across the board signaled a new phase of the fight against the pandemic. The question is, how can urgent care ensure it’s in the mix when it’s time to distribute a vaccine for public use? This is something you actually have the opportunity to influence in urgent care’s (and your own business’s) favor. The Urgent Care Association has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as individual states, to assess which urgent care operators will be best suited for administering the COVID-19 vaccine once it’s approved. While states have already submitted vaccination administration plans to the CDC, they’re also forming their own vaccination task forces to ascertain the best way to implement those plans. If you want your urgent care operation to be part of the mix, it’s essential that you reach out to your state health department’s COVID-19 team now. UCA created a document listing the relevant contacts; you can consult it here.