GP administered Covid-19 jabs away from official vaccination centre

Patients are being offered an additional dose

Author: Ben Mitchell, PAPublished 27th Jul 2021

A GP is being investigated for taking 300 Covid-19 vaccines to be administered outside of an official vaccination centre.

Patients in Portsmouth, Hampshire, who received one of the doses are being offered an additional jab as a precaution.

The Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group has warned that the 300 vaccinations given by the GP, who has not been named, might not be as effective if they had not been stored at the correct temperature.

A spokeswoman said: "These vaccinations were given by a GP outside of an NHS-approved vaccination site.

"While there is no reason to suggest that people vaccinated at this site are at any increased risk, we are acting on advice from Public Health England and contacting them to offer an additional vaccination as a precaution.''