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With Vaccines in More Drugstores, Pharmacies Go on Hiring Sprees



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“Since the vaccine got approved, our numbers have just gone through the roof,” said Scott Knoer, the association’s chief executive.Pharmacy technicians, too, are in high demand. They traditionally have done things like loading syringes and checking people in. Until recently, only a few states allowed the technicians to give shots. But the Trump administration in October issued guidance authorizing them to administer Covid-19 vaccines under the supervision of a pharmacist.While not all vaccine providers are letting technicians give the shots, the regulatory change is creating thousands of new vaccinators.Ms. Shah, the Walgreens executive, said the combination …

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