Littlehampton patients need to re-book after vaccine shortage

A local delivery problem combined with a national vaccine shortage has created a “logistical nightmare” for a doctors’ surgery.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Oct 2012, 15:00 BST

Park Surgery, in St Flora’s Road, Littlehampton, is asking all patients with appointments for a flu jab in October to re-book.

Robyn Clark, practise manager, said: “We ordered 1,800 vaccines from a pharmaceutical company 10 months ago. On the week of delivery they informed us they had a problem with two batches and would not be delivering our order they wanted to run tests on the whole lot.

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“We had booked all our flu clinics for early October, and it’s a logistical nightmare to change.

“Now there is a national shortage of the vaccine, but we have managed to obtain some to start vaccinating our chronically-ill and immuno-suppressed.

“We would like our patients with an appointment booked in October to contact us to re-book for a date in November when we hope to be able to hold our clinics.”

To contact the surgery, call 01903 717154.