An Asda store in Birmingham will become the first in-store supermarket vaccination centre in the UK as part of the government’s vaccine rollout. Making vaccinations available in pharmacies is part of the government’s vaccination plan, alongside GP surgeries, hospitals, and large-scale centres. Asda on Wednesday said it will convert the clothing section of the store into vaccination centre that can give 250 jabs a day of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, starting from Jan. 25, seven days a week. In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, the supermarket chain said it has also offered all of its 238 in-store pharmacies and qualified pharmacists to support the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine programme. Vaccines are being given mainly through GP practices, but large vaccination centres have the advantages of longer opening times, seven days a week, and are more efficient. Other routes are in place to provide flexibility in the system. The UK is …
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