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We're in lockdown until those at risk are vaccinated. Administering a first dose to 30 million has to become a single-minded national mission. The Govt may have ambition but lack a plan. Today we ( @InstituteGC) offered a blueprint to mass vaccination by March. Some highlights:
1. *Settings* - Use all able to deliver vaccines.
Every pharmacy that can, must. Currently they need capacity to handle 1000 doses a week. This should be lowered to 100.
Use @ElectoralCommUK expertise to identify venues - replacing booths & tiny pencils with fridges & vials.
Every pharmacy that can, must. Currently they need capacity to handle 1000 doses a week. This should be lowered to 100.Use @ElectoralCommUK expertise to identify venues - replacing booths & tiny pencils with fridges & vials.
2. *Staffing* - Recruit 30k paid volunteers.
Government target is 10k but can be upped by fasttracking occupational health & NHS retirees. At rate of 3 jabs an hr, each vaccinator could deliver 21 daily jabs - increasing weekly capacity by 3.15m. https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/vaccine-volunteers-face-overload-of-bureaucracy-to-support-roll-out/
Government target is 10k but can be upped by fasttracking occupational health & NHS retirees. At rate of 3 jabs an hr, each vaccinator could deliver 21 daily jabs - increasing weekly capacity by 3.15m. https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/vaccine-volunteers-face-overload-of-bureaucracy-to-support-roll-out/
3. *Systems* - Data is king. Two important things:
Vaccines should be recorded in a Covid pass alongside test results - key to reopening the economy, hospitality and travel.
Dashboard - To maintain momentum, we call for a live dashboard that shows vaccines received vs target.
Vaccines should be recorded in a Covid pass alongside test results - key to reopening the economy, hospitality and travel.Dashboard - To maintain momentum, we call for a live dashboard that shows vaccines received vs target.
4. *Supply* There are more doses available if we have capacity to absorb them. There'll be 2m AZ a week by third week of January and a similar number from J&J in Feb. That's 4m a week. Easy to administer, they're the workhorses of our plan. We need to be ready for them.
To see the full plan and read a foreword by Tony Blair, check out https://institute.global/policy/blueprint-accelerated-vaccine-rollout
It was co-authored by my brilliant colleagues @DanielSleat and @brianna_kmiller
Tony talking on @GMB re. the paper here: https://twitter.com/InstituteGC/status/1346733632594055168?s=20
It was co-authored by my brilliant colleagues @DanielSleat and @brianna_kmiller
Tony talking on @GMB re. the paper here: https://twitter.com/InstituteGC/status/1346733632594055168?s=20
Critically... it's not in the paper but alongside settings, staffing, systems and supply, I'd add another: leadership. Govt should learn from those who have it in bucketfuls.
(Here, I agree with @piersmorgan) https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1346728864714776577?s=20
(Here, I agree with @piersmorgan) https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1346728864714776577?s=20
