Insufficient Flu Vaccines Arriving at Pharmacies
Nurten Saydan, Chairperson of the All Pharmacists Employers' Union, stated that the amount of flu vaccines arriving at pharmacies is not even enough for those in risk groups.
Stating that the same picture is experienced every autumn, Nurten Saydan, Chairperson of的总 Pharmacists Employers' Union, announced that sufficient flu vaccines are not arriving at pharmacies and the incoming amount remains inadequate even for the most at-risk segments.
Flu Vaccine Supply Problem
Pharmacist Nurten Saydan, Chairperson of the All Pharmacists Employers' Union, stated that they face the same situation every autumn season and that they could not procure a sufficient number of vaccines on time this season either.
Great Danger for Risk Groups
It was emphasized that the supply shortage negatively affects citizens aged 65 and over, as well as those with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, COPD, and cardiovascular diseases.
Vaccine Planning and Distribution Deficiency
It was conveyed that the insufficiency in the supply of flu vaccines does not stem from pharmacists, but rather falls under the responsibility of health authorities tasked with managing planning and distribution.
Vaccine Quantity Far Behind Need
It was stated that the total number of two vaccines planned to arrive this year is 2 million 900 thousand, whereas the most at-risk group aged 65 and over alone reaches 9.5 million people, and chronic patients amount to 20 million people.
Victimization of Pharmacists and Citizens
It was recorded that citizens wander from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for vaccines, while pharmacists are put in a difficult situation, not knowing according to which priority order they should dispense the limited number of vaccines.