Henry Schein CEO Stanley M. Bergman Issues Statement Supporting Primary-Care Physician Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
October 15 2021 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Nation’s Top Physician Organizations Urge
Federal Government to More Effectively Provide Primary-Care
Physicians With Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer Stanley M. Bergman issued the following
statement in support of a letter sent to the Biden Administration
by the nation’s top physician organizations urging federal
officials to expand participation of primary-care physicians and
other office-based practitioners in the effort to increase COVID-19
vaccination rates nationwide.
“Henry Schein applauds the effort led by the American Academy of
Family Physicians, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics,
American College of Physicians, Association of American Indian
Physicians, National Council of Asian and Pacific Islander
Physicians, National Hispanic Medical Association, and the National
Medical Association, urging the Biden Administration to hasten and
expand office-based physicians’ access to COVID-19 vaccines for
their patients,” Mr. Bergman said. “As a nation, we have made
substantial progress on vaccinations and important achievements in
advancing health equity. However, we still see significant lags in
vaccination rates, particularly in communities of color and in
rural communities, which each face considerable logistical and
technological challenges accessing the vaccine. Office-based
physicians, including primary-care physicians and pediatricians,
traditionally play a key role in promoting vaccination to their
patients. They are trusted messengers uniquely positioned to
address vaccine hesitancy, advance equity, and communicate the
benefit of booster shots or third doses, especially for those with
underlying medical conditions or individuals residing in
marginalized communities. These physicians, especially the ones who
routinely administer the flu shot and other vaccines, should be
given easier access to COVID-19 vaccines. With updated guidance
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating
flu vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines can be given at the same time,
office-based physicians should be more effectively included in the
vaccine roll-out effort. Office-based physicians are essential for
our country to close the gap on COVID-19 vaccination.”
Henry Schein acknowledges and thanks in particular the following
health care professional organizations for supporting this effort.
Signatories of the letter include Aledade; American Academy of
Family Physicians; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College
of Physicians; Association of American Indian Physicians; Catalyst
Health Network; ChenMed; Elation Health; Everside Health; MDVIP;
Medical Group Management Association; National Council of Asian and
Pacific Islander Physicians; National Hispanic Medical Association;
National Medical Association; One Medical; VillageMD.
Read the letter here.
About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a solutions company for
health care professionals powered by a network of people and
technology. With approximately 21,000 Team Schein Members
worldwide, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more
than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued
solutions that help improve operational success and clinical
outcomes. Our Business, Clinical, Technology, and Supply Chain
solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work
more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively.
These solutions also support dental and medical laboratories,
government and institutional health care clinics, as well as other
alternate care sites.
Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated
distribution network, with a selection of more than 120,000 branded
products and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well
as more than 180,000 additional products available as special-order
items.
A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® index,
Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations
or affiliates in 32 countries and territories. The Company's sales
reached $10.1 billion in 2020, and have grown at a compound annual
rate of approximately 12 percent since Henry Schein became a public
company in 1995.
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