7. Debate on petitions concerning the COVID-19 vaccination programme: P-05-1117 'Give Police Officers the Covid Vaccination as a priority', P-05-1119 'Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for COVID-19 vaccination'

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:49 pm on 3 March 2021.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 4:49, 3 March 2021

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you, Minister, and Members, for your comments here today. As has already been noted, the recent advice from the JCVI will have been disappointing to many people who have campaigned for prioritisation to be given to police officers, teachers, childcare staff and others, on behalf of the work they do. However, the commitment being shown in Wales and across the UK to deliver the vaccination programme at speed, and the progress being made to give people protection, will, I hope, also too act as a major comfort.

I want to close this debate by congratulating everyone involved in those programmes for the incredible efforts currently under way to vaccinate our population as swiftly as possible. Finally, may I also thank the petitioners for using our petitions process to highlight these important matters? Diolch yn fawr.