Aldi Covid Vaccinations

 

It has just been announced that the discounter supermarket Aldi will deliver the second phase of the Covid-19 vaccine for the over 50's starting around mid-February 2021. The contract has been awarded due to the alarming speed at which Aldi check out staff can throw customers items past the bar code reader and therefore potentially enabling them to vaccinate around 1,000 people with the Oxford jab each day per UK store. Aldi's spokesperson said " We are pleased to be able to help with the national effort and will designate one checkout in every store to administer the vaccines. Staff will get trained in where to shove the needle and every person having the jab will get a free tin of lager, so long as they have spent £5 in store." 

The Government Health press office tweeted  "In many ways we have made a complete shit up of handling this pandemic, however this decision is a masterstroke in our battle against this terrible virus." 

Reporter - Jim Broadbean  -  Image CDC - Unsplash