Vaccination

Ten things pharmacists should know about COVID-19 vaccines

Work towards a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing rapidly and new information is emerging every day. Here we aim to summarise the most important details of COVID-19 vaccine development from a pharmacy perspective.…

Second COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK

The UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme will be expanded following the approval of a second vaccine, the government has said.…

I’ve had my Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and here’s why my pharmacist colleagues should too

Community pharmacist and pharmacy teacher Chaohui Wang was anxious about having her vaccine, but here’s why she feels reassured by the science supporting it.…

Top ten features of 2020

No prizes for guessing what this year’s most popular features have been based on… yes, everything and anything to do with COVID-19.…

Pharmacists can take the lead in public reassurance on COVID-19 vaccines, RPS says

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has asked pharmacists to show leadership in reassuring the public that Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency-approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe.…

Hundreds of community pharmacies apply to run COVID-19 vaccination sites, say negotiators

Hundreds of community pharmacies have submitted expressions of interest to NHS England to run designated vaccination sites, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.…

Patients with history of anaphylaxis should not receive Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, says regulator

Patients with a history of anaphylaxis to a vaccine, medicine or food should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.…

LloydsPharmacy nominates branches to provide COVID-19 vaccination services

LloydsPharmacy has nominated several of its community pharmacies to lead COVID-19 vaccination centres, the multiple has confirmed.…

COVID-19 vaccines: your questions answered (audio)

We answer readers’ questions on the COVID-19 vaccines and how they will be administered.…

Pharmacy team first in the UK to prepare vaccination for COVID-19

The pharmacy team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire trust has become the first in the UK to draw up a COVID-19 vaccine for clinical use.…