Why are devolved governments accused of failure after the Tories couldn’t roll out Covid vaccine properly?
Tory mouthpiece news media seem keen to blame the UK’s devolved governments for failing to roll out Covid-19 vaccines fast enough – but in fact the blame lies with the Conservative-led Westminster government.
Distribution of the vaccines is being carried out centrally from Westminster but has been hampered by delays in obtaining supplies of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines.
It seems that, as a result, the Tories have been restricting supplies to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – and then blaming the devolved governments in those other countries (none of which have Conservative-run administrations) for providing a smaller proportion of injections.
According to Nation.Cymru,
In the run up to Christmas Frontline NHS staff in Wales complained they were struggling to get access to the recently launched Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, and Len Richards, the chief executive of Cardiff and Vale University health board, warned of “an indisputable supply and demand constraint” in an email and said access to the jab was being rationed because “the supply is so low”.
Therein lies the danger – devolved govts should be able to order their own supplies of the vaccines not have to depend on the Westminster govt for their supplies – Tories can increase Welsh/Scots/N Ireland death numbers by deliberately not supplying the number of doses needed. https://t.co/jKXu3zjnRG
— Carole Hawkins (@hawkins_carole) January 9, 2021
What do you think of this?
Should the Tories get away with restricting vaccine supplies and then blaming their counterparts in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for failing to protect as many people?
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This is of course inacceptable as the devolved nations are doing a much better job of controlling the virus.
My main concern is when the London / South East get their jabs and ignorantly think that they are invincible like they did when wrongly and foolishly given Teir 2 status.
Dear Vox Political, vaccines are being restricted, with shortages in England as well.