Pressure grows for forces to access waste COVID-19 jabs

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Pressure grows for forces to access waste COVID-19 jabs

Pressure is growing for forces to formalise a deal with local NHS leaders to enable frontline officers to be given unused COVID-19 jabs.

Date - 20th January 2021
By - Chris Smith

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The Metropolitan Police has now said it will set up a priority system for officers and staff to receive unused vaccines after a number of other forces said they were already putting officers forward for the spare jabs. This follows...

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