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News|Articles|January 13, 2021
COVID-19: ACP Releases Statement on Vaccine Provision, Payment
Author(s)Grace Halsey
Recommendations address the role of clinicians as vaccinators and stress as essential communication and collaboration with patients' primary care team.
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The recommendations address, in part, the role of licensed clinicians as vaccinators, the importance of informing all relevant parties about COVID-19 vaccines, the essential role of communication and collaboration with primary care to ensure patient safety, and issues of adequate and timely reimbursement.
In brief, the ACP recommends:
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