Superdrug and Boots say they ve had multiple stores around England on standby ready to help with the national effort for weeks but have yet to receive a single dose of vaccine.
Sir John Bell is one of those medical figures whose voice during the pandemic has always been clear, constructive and, even, at times, captivating.
Such as his Yes, yes, yes! moment when the final test results of the Pfizer vaccine came through a month ago and he was asked by the BBC s Sarah Montague if this meant we could return to something like normal life by the spring.
But for his optimism to be justified, the distribution of that vaccine and, now, of the Oxford AstraZeneca one needs to be treated as a national emergency with nothing, nothing at all, allowed to delay the speed at which the vital doses are injected into our arms.
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has confirmed that pharmacy trade bodies are in talks with the government about “using more community pharmacies” in the national COVID-19 vaccination effort.
SHOT IN THE ARM
Boris Johnson vows to deliver 200,000 vaccines a day by next week & every care home resident this month
Matt Dathan
Updated: 7 Jan 2021, 22:29
Matt Dathan
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BORIS Johnson last night vowed to vaccinate at least 200,000 Brits a day by next week with the Army joining his Covid war.
The PM said that by next Friday, January 15, the rollout of the vaccine would be hugely ramped up, as he revealed that nearly 1.5million had been given their first dose so far.
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Boris Johnson promised every elderly care home resident the vaccine by the end of the monthCredit: AFP or licensors
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