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Frustration as Boots becomes only local Covid vaccine option

Original: Is Boots the only place to get a Covid vaccine? It seems to be where I live. I don't want to pay a private equity owner

A resident in Scotland says their local pharmacy chain appears to be the only place offering Covid vaccines, prompting unease about paying a company owned by private equity and about past hygiene standards at the store. The comment reflects wider worries about limited vaccine access and the role of large pharmacy chains in the UK's Covid booster programme this season.

Why now: Covid booster season is under way and people are finding their local vaccination options limited to large pharmacy chains like Boots.

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• Is Boots the only place to get a Covid vaccine? It seems to be where I live. I don't want to pay a private equity owner for my vaccine. The local Boots had flawed hygiene standards the last jab I had there. I don't trust they'll properly store, select, handle & administer… · Delphi@mastodon.scot · 7

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