Flu shots in pharmacy
July 12, 2010
THE South African Government
has donated around 500,000 doses
of H1N1 flu-vaccine to pharmacy
groups in the wake of the FIFA
Soccer World Cup.
The move comes after months of
vaccine shortages in the private
sector, following the Health
Department’s decision to grab the
majority of shots in the lead up to
the World Cup, in order to
vaccinate its police force, World
Cup workers and healthcare
professionals.
In order to ensure the stocks are
used, the vaccine that has been
provided to pharmacies has an
expiry date of September, and all
restrictions on who can receive the
shots have also been lifted.
The pharmacy sector has been
critical of the govt’s stockpiling and
flu shot restrictions, saying that it
had been “gearing up for a big
scene that never arrived” and in
doing so, had left many vulnerable
people without flu protection.
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