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Nightjar

On 16/10/2020 09:42, wrote:
On Friday, 16 October 2020 09:09:20 UTC+1, nightjar wrote:
AIUI If there are local shortages, it is because they underestimated the
demand and didn't order enough.

Boots and Well pharmacies have both stopped *all* under-65 flue vaccine nationwide.

That's not a local shortage. Well has nearly 800 branches.

According to the Boots web site, it is only free NHS jabs that are not
currently available to under 65s. Their private service is still
available to anybody.

That is in line with the NHS policy that the over 65s and the most
vulnerable should get the vaccine first. Those in the 50-64 year old
group will be eligible for free NHS jabs once the first groups have been
vaccinated. The NHS has over 30 million doses available, which is more
than enough for everybody they have identified as needing the jab.

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Colin Bignell