In figures: the biggest flu vaccination campaign in history While all the attention has been on the COVID-19 vaccination programme, community pharmacy has quietly stepped up to the challenge of helping deliver the largest influenza vaccination campaign in UK history.…
Pharmacies in England delivered 50% more flu jabs per pharmacy during 2020/2021 season Nine out of the top ten performing pharmacies in delivering flu vaccinations were independents or a branch of an independent multiple.…
People under 40 years should be offered alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, says advisory body New advice says that unvaccinated adults aged 30–39 years without an underlying health condition should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine where possible.…
Everything you should know about the coronavirus pandemic The latest information about the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China, and advice on how pharmacists can help concerned patients and the public.…
The Oxford miracle: making enough COVID-19 vaccine to supply the world The inside story on how the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine made it from the laboratory into the arms of millions in less than a year.…
NHS DigiTrials: how the search for COVID-19 treatments is revolutionising clinical trials The UK health service’s data-led approach to trials has helped to save millions of lives from COVID-19 worldwide — here’s how the NHS is setting an exciting new blueprint for all clinical trials.…
Corticosteroid shortens recovery time in COVID-19 patients treated in the community, early trial results show An interim analysis has suggested the corticosteroid budesonide shortens recovery time from COVID-19 by a median of three days, compared with usual care.…
COVID-19 vaccines have prevented more than 10,000 deaths in England, PHE says Public Health England has calculated that 10,400 deaths have been prevented in England by the COVID-19 vaccination programme.…
PJ view: There is no cause for alarm around the safety of COVID-19 vaccines The recent warning about the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and blood clots should not be allowed to affect take-up.…
Community pharmacists administer almost 3 million flu jabs in 2020–2021 There have been at least 2.6 million vaccines administered by community pharmacy in England during the 2020–2021 flu vaccination programme.…
