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‘It’s a win-win!’: Are pharmacy student vaccinators the future?

 
• By Julie Cook

With demand for COVID-19 vaccines expected to rocket in the upcoming season, a group of 20 pharmacy students has been trained to administer jabs to lend a helping hand

Student vaccinators
The group of 20 University of Reading students were trained to give vaccinations in July

The upcoming vaccination season is anticipated to be a busy one, with both Boots and Lloydspharmacy responding to “huge” demand last month by opening their flu jab booking systems early.

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