PJ view: Private COVID-19 vaccines should be welcomed with caution As pharmacies prepare to offer private COVID-19 vaccinations, cost considerations must be made to ensure this does not become a step towards wider health inequality.…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be made available privately through community pharmacies The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved a change of licence for the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, which will allow it to become the first to be available privately in the UK.…
NHS England wrote off nearly £5m for unused COVID-19 vaccinations in 2022/2023 In its annual report and accounts, NHS England said that keeping the vaccines in storage would not equate to value for money owing to running costs.…
Pharmacies offered extra £2.50 per jab if they sign up to spring COVID-19 vaccination programme Community Pharmacy England has said that pharmacy owners that vaccinate a housebound patient in their home will be able to claim an additional £10 fee.…
MMR vaccines should be delivered through community pharmacy, says health and social care committee chair UK Health Security Agency data show that almost 3.5 million children aged under 16 years are unprotected from measles.…
Community pharmacy expected to play ‘greater role’ in delivering vaccines under new strategy NHS England’s vaccination strategy delegates responsibility for commissioning vaccination services from NHS England to integrated care boards by April 2025.…
Almost a third of community pharmacies providing COVID-19 jabs during autumn booster season More than 3,500 pharmacies in England are registered to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for the 2023 autumn booster programme.…
Government reverts to September start date for flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes The vaccination programmes will now begin in September 2023, rather than October, owing to concerns over a new COVID-19 variant.…
For want of a jab… are vaccines out of fashion for NHS England? This month, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist questions the government’s decisions to reduce the COVID-19 vaccination fee and delay the flu vaccination programme.…
Community pharmacies could take legal action over delayed flu vaccination programme, says NPA The National Pharmacy Association says NHS England should be held responsible for financial losses incurred by the late announcement of the delay.…
