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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II

21300127D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 755
Offered August 3, 2021
Commending GainesvilleRx Pharmacy.
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Patron-- Roem (By Request)
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WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy, a family-owned-and-operated retail pharmacy located in Gainesville, has greatly served its community by administering more than 12,000 COVID-19 vaccinations during the pandemic; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy is owned and operated by Pal Kahlon and Sonya Bhuller, who hold a doctor of pharmacy degree and a bachelor’s degree in nursing, respectively; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy’s mission is to ensure that each patient and health care provider receives prompt, quality, friendly, highly professional, and individualized service; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy began receiving COVID-19 vaccines in January 2021 and sprang into action to expeditiously vaccinate residents of Prince William County; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy offered free walk-up vaccinations to eligible residents multiple times a week and advertised its services through social media and local information channels and at various community locations such as temples and churches; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy staff converted their location into a COVID-19 vaccine clinic and carried out their operations with the utmost professionalism and efficiency; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy staff administered close to 12,000 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines between January 20, 2021, and July 30, 2021, and observed the 21-to-28-day intervals required to properly administer the two doses of the vaccines; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy staff provided offsite vaccinations to people at local businesses, car dealerships, and restaurants as well as to homebound individuals who were not able to come to the pharmacy due to medical conditions; and

WHEREAS, GainesvilleRx Pharmacy was an essential aspect of the vaccination effort in western Prince William County and helped vaccinate residents from neighboring counties of the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That GainesvilleRx Pharmacy hereby be commended for its service to the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the leadership of GainesvilleRx Pharmacy as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for its staff’s efforts.