Pharmacy teams open Derbyshire vaccination sitespublished at 09:28 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Three community sites in Derbyshire have begun offering Covid-19 vaccinations.
The new sites are run by local pharmacy teams, but vaccinations are not actually carried out in pharmacies.
They have been set up at:
- Ikhlas Community Centre, Normanton, Derby
- Jubilee Hall, Hatton, Derbyshire
- Church Hall, Horsley Woodhouse
All patients eligible for the vaccinations will be contacted via the National Booking System.
Aftab Rehman, lead pharmacist at Pear Tree Pharmacy, said: "It is really important for the local people of Derby to be able to have this service available in the heart of their community."
He urged everyone who is invited to take the opportunity to book an appointment.
Pharmacist and Amber Pharmacy owner Baldev Raj Bange said: "Everyone has worked incredibly hard, and it’s a proud moment to get patients through the door and start vaccinating the highest priority people.
"This is a great moment for the team and for the whole community.”