Whiteboard entitled 'Pharmacist 05/09', one of five displayed at the Science Museum NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre, 2021

During each shift a registered pharmacist was given the lead responibility for the safe handling and administration of vaccines. This ensured that there was always someone heading up a team with skills and knoweldge for vaccine roll out.

After weeks of careful planning and installation, the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Centre at the Science Museum first welcomed people to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on 11 March 2021. Run by NHS staff and volunteers, the clinic delivered over 122,000 doses to people over the course of a year. People had to pre-book their appointments when invited by the NHS. When the clinic first opened, the museum was closed to visitors but reopened on 19 May 2021 for five days a week.