AmerisourceBergen, a pharmaceutical company based in Valley Forge, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently agreed to include Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Elevate Provider Network members in the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination.
Good Neighbor Pharmacy is AmerisourceBergen’s independent community pharmacy network, and Elevate Provider Network is the company’s pharmacy services administrative organization.
“Independent community pharmacies have been fearless and have risen to every challenge that COVID-19 has presented this past year. Independent pharmacies are critical sites of care in their communities year-round, and many Americans turn to their local pharmacy for a variety of immunizations annually,” Brian Nightengale, Good Neighbor Pharmacy president, said. “We are beyond proud to help our independent pharmacies gain access to COVID-19 vaccine. They are already poised to join this next phase in the fight against the coronavirus and continue to support their communities.”
Under the agreement, AmerisourceBergen will serve as a network administrator. In exchange, the CDC’s central distributor will provide the company with a COVID-19 vaccine for independent retail pharmacy customers once a vaccine becomes available for the general population.
The partnership strategy will enable optimal vaccine distribution. More than 90 percent of Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy.