The COVID-19 Pandemic

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:30 pm on 12 January 2021.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 1:30, 12 January 2021

Thanks for that response. We have had a lower vaccination rate than the other parts of the UK so far. The rate in England is about 3.5 per cent of the population, while in Wales it has been 2.7 per cent. Although you have tried to play down this difference, it does amount to an extra 25,000 people who could have been vaccinated in Wales if you and your health Minister had been on the ball. Given that your health Minister has not even set foot in an NHS hospital in recent months because he is worried that he will be getting in the way, does he now need to resign so that he isn't getting in the way of vaccinating more people, and do we now need to adopt a UK-led approach to vaccinations?