09-01-2021, 11:40 AM
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Re: Birmingham leaders warn Pfizer vaccine supply is 'running out'
Originally Posted by Tedc
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Surely we're not suggesting that Local Councils, of one political persuasion, would attempt to pile the blame onto the Government, who would be of the opposite political persuasion?
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-07/...-of-oxford-jab
In an open letter to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward (Labour)called for exact data on constituency vaccination numbers to be shared with local officials.
The letter, sent on behalf of Birmingham’s ten MPs, including Sutton Coldfield’s Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell and Birmingham Hodge Hill's Labour MP Liam Byrne, sought “urgent clarity and reassurance” regarding the vaccination rollout across the city over the coming weeks and months.
09-01-2021, 05:56 PM
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Re: Birmingham leaders warn Pfizer vaccine supply is 'running out'
Omah, I refer you to my Post #16 of this thread:[QUOTE=Percy Vere;2015597]Andy Street, the Birmingham Mayor, was on the BBC Midlands News last night saying this was a load of bull. Here's the link to the item.
The letter in question was signed by both Labour and Tory Council members and MPs. It was a load of bull droppings designed to stir the "fear pot".
11-01-2021, 02:17 AM
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Re: Birmingham leaders warn Pfizer vaccine supply is 'running out'
Originally Posted by Omah
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When a city with over 1,000,000 inhabitants doesn't know when its' next delivery of vaccine is due, with only 24 hours supply left, then I'd say that's more than a "glitch" ..... 
Incidentally, the article does say "A full vaccine deployment plan is due to be published on Monday." * so it does appear that many engaged in the deployment are indeed still 'left in the dark' ..... "in the middle of a disaster".
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11-01-2021, 05:47 PM
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock is to lead a Downing Street briefing at 17:00 GMThttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/137078...ncement-today/
The first part of the plan involves supply. Mr Hancock said that UK science is well equipped to produce vaccines because of work on MERS and Ebola. He said the Government has bought vaccines from foreign companies, but supply is the rate-limiting step.
The second part of the plan is prioritisation. The Health Secretary said that the top four priority groups account for 88 percent of the deaths from Covid, and that vaccinating those people first by Feb 15 will allow restrictions to be lifted.
The third part of the plan is location. Mr Hancock said that 96 per cent of people live within ten miles of a vaccination centre.
Finally, the fourth part of the plan is people. Mr Hancock said that the Government has recruited and trained 80,000 people to work in vaccination in the last few months.
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