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Pharmacies in England have been facing serious backlash after turning away between a third and half of patients showing up for pre-booked Covid booster jabs. While the frustrated patients have been able to book the booster online, they are being told upon arrival to their appointments that they are not eligible for the vaccine. ‌

In Scotland, as many as 600,000 people are missing out on this year’s Covid boosters due to new eligibility rules for the whole of the UK. The last two years saw everyone aged 65 and over eligible for the Covid jab during the winter months, and back in 2022, the jab was offered to all over-50s. ‌

But new rules from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises the UK Government, say that only those o

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