LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– New prescription requirements at pharmacies in Louisiana have complicated access to COVID vaccines, prompting local doctors to step in with solutions.
Doctors for Access, a grassroots volunteer network, offered a free pop-up clinic at the Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic to provide prescriptions necessary for obtaining COVID vaccines, addressing the gap created by the new pharmacy rules.
Dr. Britni Hebert, a Geriatric and Internal Medicine Specialist, said the prescription requirements create a barrier to a lot of families in Lafayette and surrounding areas…