Private Novavax vaccines for UK over 12s for £45 reported to be available from April:
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Now you'll be able to pay for a Covid vaccine privately! Chemists will sell top-up jabs to anyone for £45 under major shake-up of roll-out scheme
Story by Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline • 5h
- Unlike flu jabs, Covid jabs have only been offered to those eligible on the NHS
- Pharmadoctor aims to launch the service across the UK by April 'at the latest'
Chemists will start offering Covid vaccines privately, with Brits able to buy them for as little as £45 within weeks.
Throughout the pandemic, jabs have only been available on the
NHS.
But under a huge shake-up to the scheme, high street pharmacies will begin selling them by April 1 at the latest.
Brits will be able to start booking their appointments from this weekend, MailOnline understands...
Supplies will be of the Novavax vaccine, as opposed to ones made by AstraZeneca , Pfizer and Moderna. Although Pharmadoctor said it will expand its catalogue 'as more vaccines become licensed for the private market'
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The change was announced today by Pharmadoctor, a clinical service provider, which works with more than 8,000 pharmacies across the UK.
A spokesperson also told trade publication
Chemist and Druggist: 'For the first-time ever, members of the public will be able to pop into their local independent pharmacy to get a private Covid jab for as little as £45.'
On its website, Pharmadoctor adds: 'Book your appointment now to beat the rush.'
Anyone over the age of 12 will be able to buy the jab, MailOnline understands.
Pharmadoctor said it will expand its catalogue 'as more vaccines become licensed for the private market'.
Moderna has already publicly said it is seeking to offer its jab privately. Pfizer is said to be exploring its options, too.
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