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Table 3 Perceived challenges of community pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Contributions and challenges of community pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Challenges

n = 16 (%)

Rapidly changing and conflicting guidelines

9 (56)

COVID-19-related anxiety among service users

9 (56)

Vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of COVID-19 vaccines among service users

6 (38)

Service users’ non-compliance with isolation measures

5 (31)

Decline in GPs' activity during the first wave of the pandemic

4 (25)

Misinformation about COVID-19 treatments among service users

4 (25)

Time and organization required for COVID-19 vaccination in pharmacies

4 (25)

Lack of support from health authorities

3 (19)

Shortage of vaccine doses

3 (19)

  1. GPs general practitioners