ONE of the first pharmacies in St Helens is distributing the Covid-19 vaccine from today.

Allied Pharmacies, on Neills Road, is one of the first pharmacies to distribute the Covid-19 vaccination in the borough.

Suhaib Abdullah, managing director of Allied Pharmacies, said: “We wanted to do all we could, to help the NHS in their efforts to roll out the vaccine.

“We are ecstatic to be able to offer our premises as a vaccination centre from Thursday."

Allied Pharmacies vaccination centre features dedicated patient car park facilities and they have strict Covid-19 safety measures in place, ready to welcome the thousands of patients that have been referred by the NHS, to receive the vaccination.

Allied Pharmacies have been commissioned to roll out a large number of vaccinations per week.

Mr Abdullah said: “We have been commissioned to roll out a vast scale of vaccinations and we are prepared to distribute up to 10,000 vaccinations per week, should the NHS require this capacity.

“With qualified personnel and our Covid-19 trained support staff on hand to help us roll-out the vaccination programme, we can see a real light at the end of the tunnel.

“Remember, the coast isn’t clear just yet! We must all play our part in this global pandemic and continue to follow the rules to help fight this virus”.

If you have received your NHS referral letter and live in the St Helens area, you can book your vaccination with Allied Pharmacies.