Walgreens Collaborates with Alaska Department of Health & Social Services to Help Protect Infants against Pertussis (Whooping...
August 27 2014 - 5:38PM
Business Wire
Voucher program aims to ensure Alaskans in
close contact with infants are up-to-date with whooping cough
vaccination
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) today announced a tetanus,
diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccination voucher program in
collaboration with the Alaska Department of Health and Social
Services, to help protect against pertussis (whooping cough).
Vouchers are available to Alaskans age 10 and older and can be
redeemed at any of Walgreens six Anchorage area locations, and are
being offered as reported cases of whooping cough in Alaska are
higher than past years1.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), whooping cough is a highly contagious, vaccine preventable,
respiratory tract infection primarily affecting young children.
Teens, and also adults whose immunity may have weakened, are also
at risk and may infect infants if in close contact. The Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services urges individuals who are
not up-to-date with the Tdap vaccine to get vaccinated to help
protect infants who can be most severely impacted by whooping
cough.
“We’re proud to partner with the Department of Health and Social
Services on this important initiative to help protect more people,
and an important segment of our population, from whooping cough,”
said Justin Coyle, Alaska market pharmacy director for Walgreens.
“Walgreens pharmacists continue to play an important role in
improving immunization rates and delivering other preventive
services to help Alaskans get, stay and live well.”
Walgreens pharmacists in Alaska can administer immunizations to
anyone age 10 and older.
The CDC recommends the Tdap vaccine for the following
groups2:
- Pregnant women and infants 6 weeks and
older
- All adults who provide care to infants
and adults living in a household with an infant, including adults
age 65 and older
- Preadolescents (ages 7-10 years) who
are not up to date on pertussis vaccinations and who are living in
a household with an infant
Vaccines are subject to availability. Age, state and
health-related restrictions may apply. To download the Tdap shot
voucher visit, www.epi.alaska.gov. To find the nearest Walgreens,
residents can call 1-800-WALGREENS or visit www.walgreens.com.
About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2013 sales
of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to be the
first choice in health and daily living for everyone in America,
and beyond. Each day, in communities across America, more than 8
million customers interact with Walgreens using the most
convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and
trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and
advice. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail,
specialty, infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with
online and mobile services. These services improve health outcomes
and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care
organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the
public sector. The company operates 8,217 drugstores in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Walgreens digital business includes Walgreens.com,
drugstore.com, Beauty.com, SkinStore.com and VisionDirect.com. Take
Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that manages more
than 400 in-store convenient care clinics throughout the
country.
1 State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services
2 www.cdc.gov
WalgreensMarkeisha Marshall,
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