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The proclamation suspends certain parts of Hawaiʻi's law to allow pharmacists to continue giving the vaccine to people age 3 or older without requiring a health care provider’s approval.
The state is planning how it will spend hundreds of millions of dollars from a new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, and it wants public input. The funds can be used on different initiatives like improving technology, boosting the health care workforce and increasing preventative care.