Please let our pharmacists do their bit - how you can support our campaign calling for Covid vaccines to be delivered at local pharmacies
THE campaign to get more pharmacies involved in the UK Covid vaccination programme is gathering pace - with West Yorkshire leading the way.
Friday, 22nd January 2021, 5:54 pm
It follows a campaign from the Wakefield Express series to expand the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the UK’s 11,500 pharmacies.
Launched last week, the campaign, run by your Express along with our sister papers across the country, called on the government to ensure every resident is just a short walk from their Covid vaccine.
Covid vaccinations will be available in some high street pharmacies from today.
The injections are being rolled out at 200 locations over the next fortnight, both at the major chains and independent chemists.
Boots in Halifax and Superdrug in Guildford will be among the first six sites to administer the injections.
Yesterday, Asda announced it had been given the green light for pharmacy staff to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a branch in Birmingham from January 25.
It will operate in a former clothing section seven days a week from 8am to 8pm for people who receive an appointment from the NHS.
| UPDATED: 16:46, Thu, Jan 14, 2021
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