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May 2021
Knaresborough vaccine site cancels all appointments for today's clinic
The pharmacist scheduled to attend today was unable able to make it so the clinic was cancelled. The centre reopened over the weekend after a month of supply issues and is now able to give both the Pfizer-BionNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs.
There were long queues at the vaccine centre when it opened on Saturday.
The vaccination centre in Knaresborough cancelled all appointments for today's clinic due to staff problems.
The site, run by Homecare Pharmacy Services at the former Lidl supermarket, needs to have a pharmacist present at all times to oversee injections.
But the pharmacist scheduled to attend today was unable able to make it so the clinic was cancelled.
Jason Baskind, managing director of Homecare Pharmacy Services, told the Stray Ferret:
"We did not have too many people signed up today but we did have to cancel the clinic today. Most people did get a notification but unfortunately some did not.
"The pharmacist was not able to attend so it cannot go ahead. As part of our contract we have to have a pharmacist on site.
"But we will be back tomorrow and for the rest of the week, including the weekend."
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The vaccine centre reopened last weekend and administered 1,800 jabs after supply shortages forced it to close for almost a month.
The site, which is now able to give both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs, is set to re-open tomorrow for the rest of the week.
It aims to give an average of 1,000 jabs a day.
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