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Boots monopoly on Covid vaccines raises concerns

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

People are complaining that Boots appears to be the only provider of Covid vaccines in some parts of the UK, leaving patients little choice about where to get jabbed. Some say they are uncomfortable paying a chemist owned by private equity investors, and cite worries about hygiene standards and whether vaccines are properly stored and administered at local branches.

Why now: Concerns about limited choice of Covid vaccine providers and distrust of a private-equity-owned pharmacy chain

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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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