In fairness the logistics of vaccinating elderly in a a large rural area with low population density will be challenging. Taking a vaccine that is difficult to store (temperature) and has to be delivered quickly - getting it out to care homes that house 10 or 20 people plus carers all round the countryside is going to be slow work. This is people that cannot drive or be taken to centres for vaccinating.
But there are also large cities and towns with high population which could be done and we were also told categorically before the vaccine was rolled out that Wales was up and ready to go, and fast.
So there is not really any excuse, delivery method and prioritise of vaccine should have been sorted .
Sit and wait for our turn, but Drakeford's comments are just dull, the back peddling doesn't help either.
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.
I don't think they are back of a fag packet, somebody is actually keeping track. This appears to be the official source.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistic...-vaccinations/
The latest figures per region for England are:
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I could hear the slapped foreheads in the Senedd from hear! What a ridiculous thing to say. Dont forget, in England the Army have been brought in to do vaccine logistics. Last time I looked, Wales didnt have its own army!
Simon Blease
Monmouth
Hopefully all will run much smoother when/if we have to do it all again next year, and the year after that...!
Am Yisrael Chai
I was meaning the percentages (of population) figures, given that muddy retriever had seen figures showing Yorkshire and the north east doing well whilst the times had seen figures saying something different. I think the official figures, probably rightly, are trying to avoid percentage success so as to minimise local regions being compared and this stirring up a bit of a hoo hah.
If we take it as percentage of population then London has done even worse since it has a larger population than the North East and Yorkshire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_England
Actually, I think they should post the percentages of people vaccinated by region, get a bit of competition going to shame those slacking.
Somebody I know who is 76 has his jab booked in for next Tuesday in Harrogate. Come on Yorkshire!
Nearly a quarter of over 80s received first dose in Wales, got some catching up to do. This is nearly as bad as our rugby results
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.