I believe the RN can do that. At about 5 min. each, 12/hr@ $25 each= $300/hr. or $2400/day. Not bad. Don't know the vaccine cost. But if it's a Gov't paid for vaccine it should be no cost to the Doc.
I believe the RN can do that. At about 5 min. each, 12/hr@ $25 each= $300/hr. or $2400/day. Not bad. Don't know the vaccine cost. But if it's a Gov't paid for vaccine it should be no cost to the Doc.
I just got a flu shot last week at the county health center. The RN's were only taking about 30 seconds per vaccination, and the fee was only $5 per person. Some years some of the major pharmacy chains such as Eckerd's have sponsored similar mass flu vaccinations. A doctor's office is a very inefficient place to get vaccinated for an epidemic. If it were necessary to vaccinate in order to contain an outbreak there would probably be temporary mass vaccination centers with several RNs working under the supervision of a physician. There are certain classes of people who would be vulnerable to serious vaccine reactions including those who have weakend immune systems. The only people who would need to talk to the physician are those at particularly high risk of complications.