Coronavirus vaccines to begin at Lowestoft pharmacy
Two pharmacies in Suffolk are expected to begin administering the Covid-19 jab from today
The Suffolk Local Pharmaceutical Committee has announced two community pharmacies in the county will join the vaccination programme as early as today.
Hayden Chemists in Bridge Road has been confirmed as one of the first additional sites to help protect priority groups in the local community.
It'll administer the Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs between 8am and 8pm seven days a week and will work as an extra option for eligible patients invited to make an appointment.
Co-owner of the Hayden Chemists Group, Pharmacist Sunny Dhanoa, said: "We are delighted to begin vaccinations in Lowestoft and help the county recover from the pandemic.
"There is definitely an appetite for the community pharmacy sector to participate in the programme and we hope to see more sites in due course play their part."
Melanie Craig, Chief Executive of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group, added: "I’m really pleased that our continued hard work and efforts to vaccinate the most vulnerable in Waveney will be further boosted by the support of local pharmacies. This will help us vaccinate those at greatest risk from COVID-19 as quickly as possible. Pharmacists are very experienced in vaccinating patients as they do every year against flu.
"We would again like to remind local people to please be patient and not to contact their GP practice, pharmacy or other NHS services about an appointment. You will be contacted as soon as it’s your turn. Please do not attend a vaccination site without an appointment."
Aqua Pharmacy in Duke Street, Ipswich, is the second community pharmacy in the county to begin from today.