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Warning of myocarditis and pericarditis risk with Covid vaccines

Product information updated for Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines - insufficient evidence to justify new warning for AZ vaccine.

28 Jun 2021

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Pharmacies in NI deliver 35,000 vaccines in six weeks

Community pharmacies across Northern Ireland have administered more than 35,000 Covid vaccines in the six weeks since the roll-out began.

06 May 2021

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LloydsPharmacy launches two Covid vaccination sites

Pharmacists at branches in Carterton and Cramlington are delivering the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

23 Mar 2021

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MHRA speaks out on Oxford jab blood clot reports

MHRA says it is closely reviewing reports from Europe of precautionary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine.  

16 Mar 2021

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Vaccine side effects generally mild, MHRA confirms

Most reports relate to injection site reactions and generalised symptoms reflecting a normal immune response to the vaccine.

05 Mar 2021

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Vaccines 'highly effective' in reducing severe Covid-19 in older adults

First dose protection ranged between 57-61 per cent for Pfizer vaccine and between 60-73 per cent for the Oxford-AZ vaccine (ChAdOx1)

03 Mar 2021

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PDA: Vaccine delivery could prevent future cuts

PDA chair Mark Koziol says community pharmacy's delivery of Covid vaccines may change the government's perception of the sector.

16 Feb 2021

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Avicenna pharmacy joins Covid-19 jab drive

A Covid-19 vaccination centre run by Avicenna has opened at a pharmacy in Swindon.

08 Feb 2021

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Valneva vaccine starts commercial production in Scotland

UK has ordered 60 million doses of vaccine, which is still in PhaseI/II trials.

28 Jan 2021

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Patients in Hampshire were told to go elsewhere for Covid vaccines

Michael Holden said health leaders and surgeries in Hampshire redirected patients to other PCN areas for vaccines.

 

20 Jan 2021

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Pharmacists help deliver Covid vaccines in Liverpool and Cheshire

Pharmacists at a company providing pharmacist services to GP practices are delivering vaccines in the North West.

19 Jan 2021

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Pharmacies must have clinical as well as funding recognition

A lack of funding will be a major challenge for pharmacies in 2021 but that is not the only issue that needs addressing.

18 Jan 2021

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Numark MD: 'Red tape' preventing pharmacy vaccinations

Numark MD Jeremy Meader says he wants community pharmacies to have “fairer clinical recognition.” 

18 Jan 2021

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Pharmacies can deliver Covid vaccines but where's the clarity? 

Pharmacies can provide Covid vaccines but they are unclear when they will be called on or by whom, says Mohammed Hussain.

12 Jan 2021

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NHS urged to roll out Oxford vaccine through pharmacies

Community pharmacy representatives have called for the sector to be included in plans to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

04 Jan 2021

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Covid treatment for people who can't have vaccine on horizon

People who can't have a vaccine because they are immunocompromised may get access to a Covid-19 treatment.

23 Nov 2020

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