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Vaccinations

From Covid-19 to flu, this is the vaccination hub.

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New rabies vaccine for UK

Sanofi recently launched an inactivated rabies vaccine (Verorab) in the UK for all age groups.

20 May 2024

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MMR vaccine service being piloted from 28 pharmacies in the North West

Pharmacies in two ICB regions offering MMR catch-up jabs, with a third ICB joining soon.

27 Mar 2024

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Boots launches £99 private Covid vaccination service

Boots to become first multiple to offer private Covid service on April 1.

27 Mar 2024

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October start date for over-65s national flu jab programme

DHSC announces October start date based on advice around peak flu circulation timings

12 Mar 2024

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NHSE offers an extra £2.50 per Covid jab if pharmacies agree to extension

NHSE offers higher item fee for vaccinations provided between April and August

06 Feb 2024

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NHS vaccination strategy delegates delivery to ICBs

Community pharmacies to have wider role in local vaccination delivery networks which will deliver both life-course and seasonal vaccinations.

19 Dec 2023

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Females more likely to have flu jab reactions

Biological females are more likely than males to develop adverse events after seasonal flu vaccination, according to a recent meta-analysis of 34,343 patients in 18 randomised controlled trials.

05 Oct 2023

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A closer look at the impact of this autumn's flu and Covid vaccine programme

Last-minute changes to the Covid and flu vaccination schedules were so exasperating, they led to Community Pharmacy England describing the situation as shambolic. So what happened and why?

18 Sep 2023

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NI pharmacies launch childhood vaccination awareness campaign

Campaign launches in 500 pharmacies across Northern Ireland

09 Aug 2023

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Flu jab delays: Pharmacies face ‘public wrath’ due to ‘irresponsible’ decision

Wasted stock, missed appointments - delay will cause 'chaos' says CPE

09 Aug 2023

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Pharmacy flu jab service ‘likely’ to be delayed by a month

CPE 'extremely frustrated' with last-minute announcement from NHS England

04 Aug 2023

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Pharmacy flu jabs exceed 5 million for first time

The service has seen year-on-year growth since it launched in 2015

16 Jun 2023

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Moderna: DH ‘needs to consider’ childhood jab service in pharmacies

'Pharmacists need to play a critical role' in vaccine delivery, Moderna tells select committee

21 Apr 2023

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MHRA approves childhood pneumonia indication for Vaxneuvance

Vaxneuvance (PCV15) is already indicated to immunise over-18s against pneumococcal disease

14 Nov 2022

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Vaccine offers decade-long shingles protection

Two doses of Shingrix vaccine protect against herpes zoster in adults aged 50 years or older for up to 10 years, according to an open-label, follow-up study from two phase III randomised trials.

11 Nov 2022

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Flu jabs protective against ischaemic stroke

Spanish primary care records point to a 12 per cent reduction in stroke risk

24 Oct 2022

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