North East and Yorkshire vaccine supply to be halved

Read about that earlier in the Guardian.
Absolutely ridiculous.
We need to get this vaccine out as quickly as possible.

Vaccine supplies to the north-east and Yorkshire will be halved next week, mainly to allow other regions to catch up with the progress they have been making, the Health Service Journal reports.
In its story, which it attributes to well-placed sources, the HSJ says this will mean around 100,000 doses will be available for vaccination centres in the region run by GPs, where most vaccinations are taking place – down from around 200,000 this week.
The HSJ says people have been told “the main reason is that large parts of the north-east and Yorkshire have vaccinated a greater percentage of their population than other regions, including very many of the over-80s, meaning they are more quickly moving on to groups under 80”.

Updated at 3.48pm GMT
 
On the face of it that seems disgraceful, that’s basically punishing a region for efficiency. To be honest nothing surprises me anymore about this covid situation, I just know I’m sick to death of hearing about it and the ever moving goalposts / lockdown timescales / school opening-closing etc etc etc. I just want to go to the pub and see some friendly faces over a pint and relax a bit.
 
If this is true it is utterly appalling to slow down the area that is making really good progress so that the other areas don't look so bad.

Now if other areas are running short of vaccine that would be fair enough but if (as I suspect) this is simply to slow our area down to cover up the performance of other areas...

If ANYONE ever thinks that the Tories are worthy of your vote EVER again, shame on you. Shame on you.
 
One problem you have got is countries are getting fewer Pfizer vaccines than expected. As production has reduced for a few weeks. I think to help production ramp up significantly after that.

So I guess some areas have to suffer.

Not saying I agree with the decision.
 
My wife's 87 year old grandmother lives in York and she received her first vaccination last week. The vaccination centre was run by the military and my mother in law who took her, said she was amazed at how smoothly it all went. She said they were barely there for 5 minutes. Surely its the same everywhere else in the country?
 
I know it’s wrong but I am seriously getting to the point where I think we should all collectively say fck it and get on with our lives. I know that’s not sensible really and am just spouting but I’m getting really frustrated by the whole thing, the lies and incompetence, the moving targets and now this!!’ 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🖕
 
uncle_rico said:
My wife's 87 year old grandmother lives in York and she received her first vaccination last week. The vaccination centre was run by the military and my mother in law who took her, said she was amazed at how smoothly it all went. She said they were barely there for 5 minutes. Surely its the same everywhere else in the country?
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Both my parents were done today, in and out in about two minutes and ahead of their allotted appointment times!
 
I assume the next disaster will be we won't have enough doses to administer the 2nd jab as it has been used up elsewhere....

You would think that would make more sense? If we have rattled through it quickly, get everyone you can through the 2nd jab to increase their protection level.
 
Caesium137 said:
I assume the next disaster will be we won't have enough doses to administer the 2nd jab as it has been used up elsewhere....

You would think that would make more sense? If we have rattled through it quickly, get everyone you can through the 2nd jab to increase their protection level.
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There’s no logic or sense applied to any of this!!!!
 
It’s interesting people want the country levelled up unless it’s something the area is doing well.

surely is important that different areas of the country are all gaining immunity at the same level.
 
Really vexed at this decision, as others have said its being punished for doing a good job by setting an example of how the vax rollout can and should be done. It's basically incentivising mediocrity. NUTH is a very highly regarded trust, especially in the covid response and this has been something of a blow to morale today, but we can only work with the resources afforded to us, so we just have to take it on the chin.
 
GazC_MFC said:
It’s interesting people want the country levelled up unless it’s something the area is doing well.

surely is important that different areas of the country are all gaining immunity at the same level.
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That's correct, but it shouldn't be a race to the bottom, other areas should be striving for what we in the North have achieved and stepping up their game. That's the issue with the nationwide approach though (which I'm not saying is wrong), we can only run as fast as the slowest runner
 
If vaccinating centres run out, bad publicity from the media will lead to public confidence being undermined (for any government ).

The Tories don't have much at stake, politically, in London atm.
 
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