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Jan 22, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
.@Tru_Powell explains why he's nervous about the vaccine.
He says the govt's handling of the pandemic has had an impact as he asks 'how do we know this vaccine isn't another blunder'?
Tru, who says he's not an anti-vaxer, adds 'there's not enough data to support certain areas.'
'What do you think the reluctance to have the vaccine is?'
Labour councillor and former nurse @PauletteHamilto tells @kategarraway and Ben that the BAME community were 'disproportionately affected by the virus in the first place.'
She says the community want questions answered.
Dec 18, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
'Why have you left it so late in the school term to make this happen?'
Schools Minister @NickGibbUK says they have taken swift action amid criticism that the govt has given schools in England limited notice to arrange online learning for a staggered return in January.
'It's a muddle and a mess. Who made the decision to move schools?' - @kategarraway
Schools Minister @NickGibbUK responds to the confusion and anger over the govt's latest guidelines over schools.
First Minister of Scotland @NicolaSturgeon responds to @susannareid100's concerns about peoples' mental health after she imposed a ban on indoor visits between households in Scotland.
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'A bit of empathy from leaders to the people right now goes a long way' - @piersmorgan
'We're all struggling with this. I don't think we should blame each other. We're all in this together. We will get through this' - @NicolaSturgeon
Sep 10, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Are young people to blame for a possible second wave?
‘The problem is young people can’t keep their hands off each other.’
@NinaMyskow says young people don’t ‘seem to understand anything about social distancing.’
She says they're not being responsible.
‘You cannot put young people all in one pot.’
@Larissa_Ken questions which young people the government is trying to blame for the rise in cases.
She says there are many young people working on the frontline to support the country.
Students have been left in limbo after Ofqual retracted its appeal guidance.
Student Curtis Parfitt-Ford, who launched a legal bid against Ofqual, says no matter what happens now, there will be people who have been 'permanently affected' as a consequence of the decision.
Student Farjana Sayeed was predicted ABC. Instead, she received EEE.
She says that she was 'extremely upset' about her results and it had an impact on her self-esteem.
She says the A-Level results confusion has 'ruined a lot of futures.'
The Public Accounts Committee report described the govt's response to the Covid crisis in the social care sector as 'slow and at times negligent.'
Chair of PAC @Meg_HillierMP says govt didn't think about 'knock-on effect' of protecting the NHS and they should've 'acted faster.'
'It’s the result of the way we organise social care.'
Baroness @rosaltmann says that even though we knew that the frailest elderly people were 'the most vulnerable', the aim of 'protecting the NHS overtook the protection of the lives of these people.'
