Federfarma, ready to manage flows beyond the 4 million threshold

"We are preparing to manage a flow of people that will surely exceed the average threshold of the 4 million citizens who visit our pharmacies every day". Thus Federfarma underlining "the great turnout" in these days in pharmacies, also to request the printing of the green pass. "Citizens in pharmacies feel supported and even in this phase of the pandemic, with a spirit of service, pharmacists continue to offer assistance and respond to new health needs by administering tampons and vaccines", says the president of Federfarma Marco Cossolo.

"In these hours many people, especially the elderly, turn to the 19,000 pharmacies spread throughout the territory to print the green pass: they do not have a computer or are unfamiliar with information technology, they are often alone and for this reason they enter the pharmacy with confidence. where we are ready to welcome them and satisfy this need too ", continues President Cossolo. And the national secretary of Federfarma Roberto Tobia underlines: "We are rapidly working to meet the needs of citizens also with regard to this complementary aspect of a fundamental service to combat the spread of the coronavirus. We are preparing to manage a flow of people that certainly it will exceed the average threshold of 4 million citizens who visit our pharmacies every day ".

"This - he explains - is an operation that is added to the activities, already numerous, carried out daily by the pharmacy as a local health service. For this reason we ask you to be patient should any slowdown occur. I am convinced that thanks to the collaboration between pharmacist and citizen, we will be able to manage this emergency phase in the best possible way ". From President Federfarma, Cossolo, then thanks "to pharmacies and pharmacists for their commitment since the beginning of the pandemic". "Pharmacies have always been open to inform and guide citizens, they have expanded the range of services offered, confirming their role as a local health center, an integral part of the national territorial assistance network.We will continue to collaborate with the institutions to bring the National Health Service closer to citizens ", concludes Cossolo. (ANSA).