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Covid-19: Logistical problems frustrate GPs ready to deliver vaccine in England

Some GPs are calling the roll out of the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine in England a “shambles” as delivery delays have forced them to cancel appointments and poor communication has left them waiting all weekend for stock that did not arrive.

The vaccine, which was found to be 95% effective against covid-19,1 is being given to those aged 80 and over, as well as care home workers and residents. Hospitals started administering the vaccine on 8 December.

NHS England said GP practices in “more than 100 parts of the country” should have received their vaccine stock on 14 December. But GPs have taken to social media to share problems with deliveries, communication, and IT systems.

Yvette Rean, a single handed GP in Kent, said,2 “Having spent weeks organising these vaccines and getting 975 patients booked in, we have been told they won’t be arriving on Monday as planned but Tuesday sometime. I have 80 patients booked for …