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All aboard the vaccination train: Plenty of patients but is the pay worth it?
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All aboard the vaccination train: Plenty of patients but is the pay worth it?
Tuesday 8 November 2022, 03:28 PM
Pharmacy is encouraged to take up many more vaccination services [Image: iStock.com – goodmoments]
As the need for COVID-19 vaccinations dissipates, a raft of other vaccines is now on the table with more to come for pharmacy. But as many board the vaccine train to expand clinical services – and keep the money rolling in – questions are raised about whether the vaccine free-for-all is the answer to revenue woes. Paulette Crowley and Jonathan Chilton-Towle report
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