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Walberg Family Pharmacies owner, Bretton Walberg, has worked with Senator Michele Brooks on the Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) Reform legislation to help protect Pennsylvania pharmacies and avoid more closures.
They treat symptoms of the virus but don’t prevent it
Ida Menold, a pharmacist and a Walberg Family Pharmacies’ manager, checks on medication supplies at the local chain’s Hempfield Township store. Two new prescription drugs, Paxlovid and molnupiravir, have hit pharmacy shelves and are meant for those with COVID-19, are within the first 5 days of symptoms, and who are at high risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death | Michael Roknick | The Sharon Herald
Matt Shellenberger, Director of Operations (WFP), and Kylee Lewis, Clinical Care Coordinator (WFP) help to register COVID-19 vaccine recipients at the Passavant Center at Thiel College.
Buhl Day honored guests: Bretton and Stacey Walberg
2021 Buhl Day honorees Bretton and Stacey Walberg. The Walbergs own and operate Walberg Family Pharmacies, which vaccinated 43,000 people against COVID-19, the equivalent of nearly half the population of Mercer County. Photo Credit: TANNER MONDOK | Herald
County salutes its top vaccination providers, lifts emergency declaration
Mercer County Commissioners recognize Walberg Family Pharmacies for the local company’s efforts vaccinating residents. Representing Walberg pharmacies were owners Bretton and Stacey Walberg, Marcia Walberg, Dennis Walberg, Director of Pharmacy Operations Matt Shellanbarger, Jeff Steiner, pharmacist Randy Clark, Creative Director Misty Henry and Kylee Lewis, pharmacist and Clinical Care Coordinator. Photo Credit: The Record Argus
Commissioners recognize vaccine providers
Mercer County Commissioner Matt McConnell presents a proclamation to Walberg Family Pharmacies owner Bretton Walberg for his company’s efforts in vaccinating more than 37,000 people. Photo Credit: The Record Argus
The husband-and-wife team of Bretton and Stacey Walberg, who own Walberg Family Pharmacies, will be given Thiel College’s William A. Passavant Award on Sunday as part of the college’s 147th commencement exercises
The husband-and-wife team of Bretton and Stacey Walberg, who own Walberg Family Pharmacies, will be given Thiel College’s William A. Passavant Award on Sunday, May 9.
In Mercer County, Bretton Walberg would also like to be able to schedule appointments in more categories. He had 600 vaccines available for a Wednesday clinic at Thiel College in Greenville but only 280 eligible people signed up.
After the move, many smaller pharmacies, including Jamestown-based Walberg Family Pharmacies, have been shut out of receiving first doses of the vaccine.
Greenville Rotary Co-Presidents present Stacey and Bretton Walberg with the club’s Paul Harris Fellow award, for the couple’s service to the community in providing nearly 40,000 COVID-19 vaccinations since January.
Congressman Parke Wentling sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf in response to the termination of Bretton Walberg and Walberg Family Pharmacies from the program.
Walberg credits the flexibility of independent pharmacies; teams of employees and volunteers for delivering 37K vaccines
After giving 37,000 doses, local Walberg Family Pharmacies may lose ability to hold clinics
The following are selected Facebook comments in response to The Herald’s March 15 front-page story, “Taking a shot at the virus,” about Walberg Family Pharmacies’ efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.
Walberg Family Pharmacies came through with its own staff, along with more than 200 vaccine doses. Recently retired nurses also offered their services.
This is the pharmacy’s first time doing the vaccine clinic with no appointment needed
Last week, Walberg Family Pharmacies owners Stacey and Bretton Walberg announced their plan for a number of clinics to administer nearly 10,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to local communities. Since then, the Walbergs’ and staff have seen thousands of sleeves rolled up takers, relieved to get the first shot, eager to move back to some state of normalcy.
Hundreds line up for a shot at beating the virus; supply uncertainty an issue
They received a total of 9,750 doses to be distributed over five days.
“We are not in a position to be evaluating … whether or not a patient has a chronic disease,” Bretton Walberg, the owner of Walberg Family Pharmacies said, citing federal privacy laws that safeguard patient information.
The owners of a small, locally based pharmacy chain have streamlined the process of giving COVID-19 vaccines in a way that its owners say could serve as a model statewide.
Bretton Walberg, owner of Walberg Family Pharmacies, carries the company’s first shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from McKesson Pharmaceuticals Friday.
Within the next few days, Walberg Family Pharmacies anticipates having enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate hundreds of Mercer County residents.
Although the company doesn’t yet know when it will receive its doses, owner Bretton Walberg said they’ve received confirmation they will be receiving them. “We’re ready,” he said
Once the vaccine arrives, Walberg said his stores will set up appointments, just as they do now for COVID-19 testing
Two local businesses have joined forces to help first responders by donating homemade hand sanitizer.
