Spot on, by @CharlesTannock : how could leaving the EU regulatory system in 2021 enable a vaccination rollout that was already begun the previous year? (Unless Dr Who was involved somehow.)
However, there are at least two occasions when Brexit HAMPERED our rollout.
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However, there are at least two occasions when Brexit HAMPERED our rollout.
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https://twitter.com/CharlesTannock/status/1478323351328370691
The first occasion was April when an AZ vaccine clotting risk in younger people was found. We switched to Pfizer, but had to slow down the programme dramatically so that we would not run out before our 2nd Pfizer order could arrive in September.
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https://twitter.com/mac_puck/status/1418218585143463940?s=20
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If we had been part of the EU pool we would not have had to wait until September for that 2nd delivery (60M doses) all the time stretching out our original 40M doses like a grand-prix car running the last lap on fumes.
The second occasion was before Xmas when 5-11 year olds
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The second occasion was before Xmas when 5-11 year olds
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in the EU and US were being vaccinated, but in the UK they had to wait, because Pfizer had not been approved here for that age group yet.
It turns out Pfizer had sensibly prioritised regulatory approval in the much larger US and EU markets.
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https://twitter.com/mac_puck/status/1473772280970977287?s=20
It turns out Pfizer had sensibly prioritised regulatory approval in the much larger US and EU markets.
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So, in a nut shell:
1. Brexit did not and could not help our 2020 rollout.
2. Brexit knocked our 2021 rollout into low gear during May to September.
3. Brexit meant 5-11 year olds in the UK were denied vaccine while their contemporaries in the US and EU were getting jabbed.
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1. Brexit did not and could not help our 2020 rollout.
2. Brexit knocked our 2021 rollout into low gear during May to September.
3. Brexit meant 5-11 year olds in the UK were denied vaccine while their contemporaries in the US and EU were getting jabbed.
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And yet a really smart guy, David Hennig, believes the propaganda and 90%(?) of Brits believe it too, even though it is literally the opposite of the truth. I don't know whether that is a testament to the cleverness of HMG PR or the gullibility of the UK population.
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