Welsh pharmacies deliver more than 150,000 flu vaccines in three months

Community pharmacies in Wales have vaccinated more than 150,000 people so far this season against flu, Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW) has announced.

Welsh community pharmacies have delivered flu jabs to 152,593 people so far, according to CPW.

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