Welsh leader defends staggered rollout of Pfizer Covid vaccine

Posted by on January 18, 2021 6:15 am
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Mark Drakeford says it would be ‘logistically damaging’ to use up supply too soon

The deployment of tens of thousands of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccinations in Wales is being staggered to avoid staff sitting around with nothing to do once they get through their current supplies, the first minister, Mark Drakeford, has said.

Some vaccinations in Wales may also be delayed because a batch of 26,000 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines earmarked for the country have failed the testing process.

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