Pharmacist assessments and care to improve adult vaccination rates: A report from project IMPACT vaccine confidence.

Background: Neglect of vaccination needs among adults results in a needless burden of hospitalization, suffering, and death. America's community pharmacists deliver a substantial portion of adult vaccinations, yet many Americans still have unmet vaccination needs.

Objectives: This study evaluated rates of vaccine contraindications, acceptance, and willingness to be vaccinated among ambulatory adults.

Pharmacists' opinions regarding level of involvement in emergency preparedness and response.

Objective: To assess opinions of pharmacist-members of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM) regarding the appropriate level of pharmacists' involvement in emergency preparedness and response activities and to determine whether opinions differed according to demographic characteristics.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive, Web-based survey.

Setting: United States.