Asda has operated three COVID-19 vaccination sites for phase 1 and 2 of the national programme – in London, Birmingham and Watford – which will continue to offer first and second doses as well as now offering booster vaccinations, the supermarket chain said yesterday (September 30).
A further 72 Asda pharmacies – see a list of locations below – will join the programme and begin administering COVID-19 booster vaccinations from October 11, a spokesperson confirmed to C+D.
The supermarket chain aims to deliver more than 7,500 vaccinations a week, Asda said.
Asda’s flu vaccination service will run alongside the COVID-19 booster programme, offered at £8 for people not eligible for a free NHS flu jab, it added.
Superdrug confirms additional branches
Superdrug administered its first COVID-19 booster vaccination from its Merrion Centre branch in Leeds last week (September 23).
A spokesperson for the multiple told C+D yesterday that an additional nine Superdrug branches have been confirmed to administer COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
“The other 19 centres are currently administering the second vaccine doses, however 10 of these are now also signed up to move to phase 3 of the programme,” they explained.
“Superdrug is in ongoing communication with the NHS about the remaining locations also offering the COVID-19 booster vaccinations.”
The nine additional Superdrug locations that are confirmed are:
- Chester-le-Street
- Sunderland
- Trowbridge
- Bracknell
- Slough – Farnham Road
- Slough – High Street
- Windsor
- Holloway London
- London the Strand
Yesterday, C+D revealed that both Boots and Well Pharmacy have had 55 branches approved to administer COVID-19 booster jabs.
A total of 12 Lloydspharmacy branches have been selected to join the programme.
Locations of 72 additional Asda pharmacies offering booster jabs
Source: Asda, September 2021