However, a trend
seems to be emerging: Significant numbers of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)-- especially nurse practitioners (NPs)-- and physician assistants (PAs) want laws to be changed so they will be permitted to delegate to medical assistants (in some states, medical assistants who have received formal medical assisting education and a medical assisting credential) the administration of intramuscular, intradermal, and
subcutaneous injections — including vaccinations / immunizations.