Boots has significantly expanded its number of outlets offering private Covid jabs , as the summer wave pushes up demand for tests and vaccines. The pharmacy chain, which began offering booster vaccines privately at 50 stores in England in April, will broaden its service to include 30 new branches – adding some in Wales and Scotland for the first time. The move comes after the chain’s sales of Covid test kits almost tripled in June compared to the same period last year.
At the same time, sales of medicines that relieve symptoms of coughs, colds, flu, and Covid were also up by 32 per cent in June compared to a year earlier and more than quadrupled for the week commencing 23 June compared to the same week last year. “Our private service builds on our delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations for the NHS. “We are seeing a wide range of patients choose to get a Covid-19 vaccination privately and demand for the service has been higher than we anticipated.
“We expect it will continue to rise in the autumn and winter months,” said Jamie Kerruish, Healthcare Director at Boots. Read Next Covid summer wave sees cases hit highest level since February The service is available to patients aged 12 or over and costs £98.95.
i revealed last week that Covid cases are at their highest level since February after jumping by nearly a third in a week in England, new analysis shows . The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) case rate dashboard indicates that Covid is now more prevalent than it wa.