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Asda has hosted the first dose of vaccine to be administered at a supermarket in England, as a 78-year-old woman was given the jab by in-store pharmacy staff.
We are incredibly proud to provide this service and are keen to do all we can to help the NHS and Government accelerate the rollout of the vaccination programme.
Senior Tory Sir Desmond Swayne has been condemned as “completely out of order” by cabinet minister Michael Gove after claiming that Covid statistics have been “manipulated”.
Sir Desmond, who represents New Forest West, was interviewed by a US anti-vaccine campaigner and urged an anti-lockdown group to persist with their efforts, suggesting official data should not be trusted, according to PA media.
It seems to be a manageable risk, particularly as figures have been manipulated… We’re told there is a deathly, deadly pandemic proceeding at the moment. That is difficult to reconcile with ICUs (intensive care units) actually operating at typical occupation levels for the time of year and us bouncing round at the typical level of deaths for the time of year.
“Just saying that he’s wrong is nowhere near enough”.
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner says Sir Desmond Swayne has “undermined the government’s message” after he told anti-vaxxers to ‘persist’ against #COVID19 restrictions.
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