An unlicensed flu vaccine used in the US for the past three winters has been granted temporary authorisation for the UK.

When you compare the fee community pharmacy is being paid for flu jabs with  ‘Eat Out to Help Out’, you can’t help but wonder whether the Government has got its priorities right...

Community pharmacies will receive additional supplies of flu vaccine from the start of November along with general practices, the PSNC has stressed.

Supermarket chain Asda has launched a drive through flu jab service operated by pharmacists.

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has said some pharmacists are “making irresponsible remarks” on social media regarding the flu service. 

RPS members say they support the Government using “healthcare professionals who would not normally vaccinate”.

Community pharmacies vaccinated more than 650,000 NHS patients in the first three weeks of this year’s flu jab service.

There is a “clear advantage” to offering future pharmacists vaccination training as part of their degree, says the FIP.

Pharmacy minister Jo Churchill received her flu jab earlier today at a branch of Greenlight Pharmacy.

Exclusive: GPs seeking to dissuade patients from having their flu jab in a community pharmacy are not being constructive, says Nigel Mills MP. 

Community pharmacists will be able to provide flu vaccinations “in any appropriate space within the pharmacy” this flu season, says NHS England. 

Some health boards in Scotland may decide not to involve community pharmacies in the provision of NHS flu vaccinations.

Community pharmacy-based vaccinations are rapidly increasing worldwide, with almost twice as many people able to be immunised in a pharmacy compared to four years ago.

The UK Government has signed off on a deal giving it early access to 90 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine if and when one becomes available.

The Government is exploring the possibility of giving patients a Covid-19 vaccine at the same time as they receive their flu jab.

Community pharmacies in England completed 1.71 million NHS flu vaccinations in 2019-20 – a 19.6 per cent jump on the previous year.

Nearly half of parents – 44 per cent – said they would be happy to visit their local pharmacy for vaccination services, a new survey reveals

Covid-19 safety measures may undermine community pharmacies’ unique selling point over GPs in providing flu jabs, PSNC chief Simon Dukes has said.

The rise in cases has been largely driven by outbreaks in universities and colleges.

Infant vaccination against group B meningococcal disease (MenB) has resulted in a significant decline in cases.