4. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:56 pm on 12 January 2021.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 3:56, 12 January 2021

(Translated)

May I thank the Minister for his statement and also congratulate and pay tribute to all of those NHS staff who are providing these crucially important services being provided? The situation is grave, as the Minister has said, and I think we need to push the vaccine out to thousands of people as a matter of urgency. The level of the virus remains very high in our communities and we need urgent action to ensure that Wales gets its fair share of the vaccinations, too, because there is a perception out there that Wales is falling behind on vaccination, and people are concerned that the high levels of the virus will bring about new variants again as time progresses and we experience high levels of the virus. It's important that we take urgent action, therefore. Would the Minister agree with me on that?