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A successful vaccine program

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Alegrias1 Wed 28-Apr-21 15:57:06

I am mystified, but happy, that our vaccine program seems to have been well planned and executed and seems to be having the desired effect. The NHS and volunteers and clearly making it work on a day to day basis and I'm grateful for them. But I'm thinking about the actual approach to the program. Kate Bingham has played a blinder but why have we been so good at this part of the process when we were so awful at sourcing PPE, Test and Trace, Eat Out to Help out and all the other initiatives.

Did we just strike it lucky? Have I been wrong all this time and Matt Hancock really knows what he is doing?

NotSpaghetti Wed 28-Apr-21 23:19:03

Casdon I'm not saying the logistics of the distribution weren't good - I'm simply pointing out that it's easier to distribute something you have, than something you don't!

Alegrias1 Thu 29-Apr-21 13:08:13

I thought this would be an nice addition to the thread. Matt Hancock getting his jab from JVT at the Science Museum, and Scottish CMO Gregor Smith showing off his surprising taste in ink grin

NotSpaghetti Thu 29-Apr-21 18:29:09

Gosh Alegrias1 what IS the tattoo?
It's surely not Venus?

Alegrias1 Thu 29-Apr-21 18:47:12

Apparently it's the Greek God of medicine. He's also got Apollo driving his chariot across his chestshock

NotSpaghetti Thu 29-Apr-21 22:21:03

I just had to look this up!
mobile.twitter.com/DrGregorSmith/status/1386745363168641027/photo/2

maddyone Thu 29-Apr-21 22:45:13

Casdon

Your assumption that lots of vaccine has made the rollout in the UK easy is an oversimplification of what has been a massive logistics exercise NotSpaghetti . The vaccine supply has been and continues to be sporadic in the UK, and vaccination centres have to flex their staff on a daily/weekly basis. Virtually all the NHS staff have been pulled from other roles, leaving gaps in core service provision. It’s very difficult indeed to sustain the services, and credit show go where it’s due, to the NHS for doing so well.

Well said Casdon. The vaccination programme has been successful because of all the hard work people have put into it. It wouldn’t matter how much vaccine we had if it hadn’t been well organised. My daughter is a GP who also has a Leadership role in our area. She has been heavily involved in the roll out as her Leadership role is to organise delivery of services across the South Eastern corridor. There will be many more like her up and down the country working hard to ensure the efficient delivery of the vaccine programme. No, it most certainly is not just about having lots of vaccine.

NotSpaghetti Thu 29-Apr-21 23:57:35

Maddyone

I'm not saying the logistics of the distribution weren't good - I'm simply pointing out that it's easier to distribute something you have, than something you don't!