GPs in England left waiting up to a month for flu vaccine supplies
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from on (#58SS9)
Exclusive: Royal College of GPs is seeking assurances that enough doses are available
GP surgeries are waiting up to a month for supplies of this winter's flu vaccine amid unprecedented numbers of patients seeking jabs ahead of the second wave of Covid-19, family doctors have said.
The Royal College of GPs (RCPG) has written to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, seeking assurances that they will have enough doses of the vaccine to cope with demand. The struggle to get jabs has prompted fears that vulnerable groups, including elderly people and those with underlying conditions, will go unprotected.
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