Getting vaccines to hard-to-reach patients — Medically Necessary

What happens when mass vaccination sites are inaccessible?

Medically Necessary is a podcast by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.

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Many people are getting vaccines from retail pharmacies or mass vaccination sites. However, those locations might be hard for some people to get to, especially if they live far away or have mobility issues. 

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois explores how one company is helping bring shots to those who need them most. 

The telepharmacy and technology company AdhereHealth has been working to reach those people by bringing vaccines to community landmarks, such as travel stops, churches and community centers. AdhereHealth CEO Jason Rose and VP of Pharmacy Paul Shelton join Blois to talk about how the company has helped during the pandemic. 

AdhereHealth has made strides focusing on the social detriments to vaccine distribution, including education about the vaccine and side effects, transportation to vaccine sites, and pharmaceutical interactions. 

You can find more Medically Necessary episodes and recaps for all our live podcasts here.

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Kaylee Nix is a meteorologist and reporter for FreightWaves. She joined the company in November of 2020 after spending two years as a broadcast meteorologist for a local television channel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kaylee graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2018 and immediately made the Tennessee Valley her home. Kaylee creates written summaries of FreightWaves live podcasts and cultivates the social media for FreightWaves TV.