DPH Standing Order 2025-01 Allows Pharmacy Personnel to Dispense COVID-19 Vaccine Through 2026
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued Standing Order 2025-01, updating prior COVID-19 vaccine standing orders for the 2025-2026 season. The order authorizes all qualified pharmacy personnel at Massachusetts pharmacies to dispense and administer COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible persons. The Board of Registration in Pharmacy published the notice on September 3, 2025, with links to both the DPH Standing Order and a Model Standing Order for pharmacy reference.
“The Department of Public Health has recently issued a standing order allowing for all qualified pharmacy personnel at Massachusetts pharmacies to dispense and administer COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts to all eligible persons.”
Pharmacies and pharmacy personnel in Massachusetts should review DPH Standing Order 2025-01 and the Model Standing Order to confirm their COVID-19 vaccination authority remains current. Pharmacies that have been operating under prior standing orders should verify alignment with the new order's terms and eligible-person criteria before continuing vaccine administration.
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The Department of Public Health has updated its COVID-19 vaccine standing order for the 2025-2026 period under DPH Standing Order 2025-01. This replaces or amends prior seasonal standing orders by extending authorization for qualified pharmacy personnel to administer COVID-19 vaccines to all eligible persons without individual prescriptions.
Pharmacies and pharmacy personnel in Massachusetts should review the updated DPH Standing Order 2025-01 and the accompanying Model Standing Order to confirm their operations align with current authorization terms. This notice is informational — pharmacies already operating under prior standing orders will need to verify continuity of authority under the new order number.
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Standing Order for Dispensing and Administration of COVID-19 vaccine: 2025-2026
9/03/2025
- Board of Registration in Pharmacy
The Department of Public Health has recently issued a standing order allowing for all qualified pharmacy personnel at Massachusetts pharmacies to dispense and administer COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts to all eligible persons.
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- DPH Standing Order 2025-01: Standing Order for Dispensing and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine (2025-2026)
- Model Standing Order for Dispensing and Administration of COVID: 2025-2026
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