Fury over 'chaotic' start to Covid and flu autumn jab rollouts: Pharmacies and GPs hit out at health chiefs as jab deliveries fail to show up
Daily MailBritain's booster jab drive threatened to descend into chaos just one day after the autumn roll-out kicked off due to a lack of doses at surgeries and chemists. Meanwhile, pharmacists have been left 'frantic' and worried they don't have enough doses for the upcoming campaign Up to 30million people are eligible to receive a flu jab and 25million for Covid vaccines this year. Last year, the NHS carried out its second biggest ever flu vaccination campaign, with more than 21million flu vaccinations given to adults and children, while more than 17million covid jabs were delivered last winter. Latest NHS data shows daily Covid hospital admissions have risen almost 30 per cent since June, with a seven-day rolling average of 322 as of August 25, compared to 251 on June 7 Teams have been left unable to login, while Q-flow, an online platform used by staff at vaccination sites to create and manage appointments, is 'constantly crashing and unusable', she added. NHS England is urging eligible people to get both Covid and flu jabs to avoid a potential 'twindemic', which would put pressure on the health service.
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