With wirimpfen.com, GSK brings together practical information for healthcare professionals about vaccination in pharmacies. The new portal combines starter guidance, a digital readiness check, checklists, infographics, forms and training opportunities. This is useful orientation for pharmacies – but its real value begins when the information becomes a reliable operating process.
From guidance to a vaccination workflow
The platform covers qualifications, vaccination rooms, organisation, materials and the commercial relevance of additional vaccination services. It therefore addresses the questions that often slow down implementation: Who may vaccinate? Which spatial and hygiene requirements apply? How should appointments, patient information, consent, documentation and observation be organised?
The legal framework has expanded
Under Section 20c of Germany's Infection Protection Act, pharmacists who have successfully completed the required medical training may vaccinate adults in public pharmacies with vaccines that are not live vaccines. This considerably broadens the possible offer and turns vaccination into a year-round healthcare service – provided that qualifications, premises, hygiene, emergency preparedness and documentation are safely organised.
What pharmacies should check now
- vaccination authorisation, training records and clear responsibilities,
- a suitable vaccination room, observation, hygiene and emergency procedures,
- notification and insurance obligations and integration into the QMS,
- vaccine procurement, demand planning, cold chain and availability,
- appointments, patient information, consent, documentation and billing,
- local communication with patients, doctors, employers and institutions.
A professional portal can make orientation easier, but it does not replace a review of applicable requirements or pharmacy-specific SOPs. Current STIKO recommendations, product information and the latest guidance from chambers and authorities remain decisive.
tiger.PHARMA: building vaccination as an auditable service
The objective is not merely to announce vaccination, but to deliver it repeatedly, economically and reliably. tiger.PHARMA combines premises and process design, QMS, qualifications, vaccine sourcing, cold-chain management, appointment models and commercial planning. Learn more under Vaccination hubs.