RPS maintains support for up to 12-week dosing interval between COVID-19 vaccines Despite pressure to reduce the maximum gap between doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society still supports the government’s current 12-week interval policy.…
Team of community pharmacists to start vaccinating housebound patients As part of an initiative, 22 community pharmacists will administer COVID-19 vaccinations to around 1,500 housebound patients in South Tyneside.…
Further 65 community pharmacy sites to start vaccinating patients against COVID-19 The new community pharmacy-led vaccination sites, 55 of which are led by independent pharmacies, will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines over the coming week.…
We talk a lot about ‘multidisciplinary’ working, but our PCN’s COVID-19 vaccine service truly would not exist without all our professions Sowe Valley’s rapid rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine service is testament to the value of PCN-working, says clinical pharmacist Umeh Ali.…
Late-night pharmacy offers to vaccinate until 22:30 as it joins COVID-19 programme Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy in Greenwich, London, would consider administering COVID-19 vaccinations until 22:30 at night, if required.…
Six pharmacies become first in the sector to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations Administration of COVID-19 vaccinations is under way at six community pharmacy sites, the first of hundreds to come.…
COVID-19 vaccines: your questions answered (audio, part 2) We answer another set of readers’ questions on COVID-19 vaccines and how the UK vaccination programme is being rolled out.…
Government signs up ‘hundreds’ of community pharmacies to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, says prime minister The government has signed up “hundreds” of community pharmacies to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to patients, the prime minister has said.…
COVID-19 vaccinations will be provided in ‘local pharmacies’, Welsh health minister says People in Wales will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from their “local GP practice or pharmacy”, Vaughn Gething, the Welsh health minister, has said.…
Pharmacy technicians told they can administer Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under government protocol Pharmacy technicians in England are able to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Association of Pharmacy Technicians has said.…