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Cutting the supply of vaccines

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MawBe Thu 21-Jan-21 23:42:00

GrannyRose you are yet again sadly misinformed.
The equitable distribution of the vaccine to each priority group is the aim - if one area has more over 80’s than another it is simple arithmetic to work out they need more and if one area has vaccinated more over-80’s and “got ahead” of another because of logistics or whatever other reason , it is only fair to help out another region.
But as you say elsewhere you have no faith in vaccines I shouldn’t imagine you care either way.

NellG Thu 21-Jan-21 23:35:12

Hi, I understood that this is because Yorkshire and the NE in general have managed to vaccinate many more people (80% of the priority groups) than some other areas so therefore the vaccines they don't need urgently are being sent to areas that are behind in vaccinating the top few priority groups. I think it's more a case of logistically making sure things go according to plan. Unfortunately Hancock seems to possess the communication skills of a flatulating gibbon, so always gives the impression he's doing over someone, somewhere. As for what else can go wrong, everything and nothing. We just don't know. What we do know is that we will prevail and eventually things will be in balance again. It certainly feels massively overwhelming right now though.

GrannyRose15 Thu 21-Jan-21 23:34:56

Why should we in Yorkshire pay for the inadequacies of other distribution centres. We've been efficient and they haven't. What's the betting the vaccines will end up in London.

Callistemon Thu 21-Jan-21 23:29:18

Most over 80s have been vaccinated in the North East of England and Yorkshire than other areas so I think distribution may be patchy.
Of course he dare if some areas have shortages and over 80s are not receiving the vaccine.

Try living in Wales with a lying Health Minister who claimed on Tuesday that 70% of over 80s had already been vaccinated.

He has been forced to admit that the figure is only 23% of over 80s in Wales.

blondenana Thu 21-Jan-21 23:18:31

Just read that Matt Hancocks has said he is cutting supplies of vaccines to Yorkshire,and sending more to more deprived areas
I am fuming about this,how dare he?
Surely everyone deserves one asap
As far as i know Yorkshire hasn't had more vaccines distributed than anywhere else to a great degree
I know there are difficulties at the mo0ment with one supplier being flooded,and the one in India has caught fire with sadly 5 dead
I don't think this year is going well at all, and now all the floods
What else can go wrong?