The Brantford Expositor quoted a staffer upset after she and other front-line workers witnessed the queue-jumping, which appeared to have been … A person waits to get the coronavirus vaccine as a health worker prepares an injection with a dose, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. Not long ago, health care workers would get in trouble for calling around to see … A Tory MP has defended accepting a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, despite being 40 years old. The appointments were confirmed almost immediately after the online form had been completed. Speaking at a … ... Convoy of cars drive through London … Jumping the vaccine queue, once frowned upon, is suddenly in vogue. Standard Investigation: Covid-19 vaccination centre at Westfield, Stratford. Millions of elderly are patiently waiting for the vaccine why is it that hundreds are immorally jumping the process by logging into Swiftqueue Nottinghamshire portal, without letters or referrals?”, A spokesman for the East London NHS Foundation Trust said: “People attending appointments at the Westfield Vaccination Centre will be asked for proof that they have personally been invited for a vaccination and belong to one of these priority cohorts, to ensure that no one who is currently ineligible for the vaccine receives it as a result of making a false online declaration.". The MP, first elected to his constituency in the 2019 general election, said: “As a volunteer I was also asked to have a vaccine. However, the post has drawn criticism from at least one of the MP’s local political opponents. 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"The online queuing system is designed to be quick and easy to use. View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle. The union alleges as many as 15 doses were improperly used or taken. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. MP for Chesterfield Toby Perkins told the Standard he had found out ineligible people were using a local Swiftqueue link to get the jab. We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. “The man was vaccinated despite thousands of local people on the Government’s priority list still waiting anxiously and patiently. Queue-jumping has triggered rows, resignations and red faces across the world, with Austrian mayors, Spanish generals, Peruvian officials and Lebanese politicians among those in the frame. 16 April - Advice changes for pregnant women, who will now be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine Read more about this change in the updated pregnancy and breastfeeding section below.. 26 February 2021 – Government announces priority groups for Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout The next three priority groups after the over 50s group will be aged based. But Mr Perkins said he knew of someone in their mid-fifties who was not on any list but had used the portal to secure an appointment and was given a vaccine. These comments come as … Investigation: The Standard was able to book a vaccine through the link, He added: “I suspect a lot of the appointments they’ve got for this weekend will be people who are not frontline workers.”. The MP and his family all had Covid-19 in March 2020. "As part of the terms and conditions of the service, when they arrive at their allotted time, they must show proof of eligibility and identity to enable them to be vaccinated. Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help. In some cases, queue jumping is wrong because it involves displacement – taking someone else’s place. Retirement home staff were previously eligible for the vaccine but Dr. Alex Summers, MLHU's associate medical officer … There has also been reports of people, who are not yet eligible, trying to use similar portals to sign up for jabs around the country including Nottinghamshire and Chesterfield. It comes after a link meant for staff at the East London NHS Foundation Trust [ELFT] was shared outside the mental health trust’s community. Priti Patel (left) has refused to rule out fining 'morally reprehensible' people who try to jump the queue for coronavirus vaccines on the NHS. The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work. Jumping the queue for the Covid-19 vaccine by tricking the NHS booking system is "morally reprehensible" and must stop, the home secretary has said. On Friday he posted about getting the jab on his Facebook account, including a picture of him posing for the camera, while a health worker administered the jab. "As a result of the personal relationships of these folks to senior management at the home that was allowing them to jump the queue." It is understood similar safeguards are being taken in other areas. By Thomson Reuters Foundation staff Tick the box to be informed about Evening Standard offers and updates by email. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point. Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London, said it was "morally reprehensible" for people to try and "jump the queue" for a vaccine. And officials fear the problem is only getting worse as … Vaccinations are currently limited to the Government’s four priority groups; the over-80s, over-70s, frontline health workers and those people classed as extremely clinically vulnerable. January 22, 2021. in News. Simon Greaves, Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council, said in a tweet: “Yesterday a 40-year-old old man volunteered at a local Covid-19 vaccination centre. All Rights Reserved. MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy described people being able to queue jump as “extremely worrying”. Sign up to our West End Final newsletter. I went down and spoke to the primary care network yesterday and they are very conscious of it and they told me that don’t worry we challenge anyone who comes here and anyone who turns up who can’t verify they are a key worker will be turned away.”. Our investigator cancelled the appointments after booking to ensure that no one was being deprived of a jab and there were a number of free appointments still available throughout the day. It is important to separate two cases. Mr Clarke-Smith said the dose he got was “left over” from that day’s vaccine stock, preventing it going to waste. Tom Williams Thursday 4 Mar 2021 11:35 am. He added: “The NHS’s current approach prioritises the elderly and those on the front line, health and social care workers, and the clinically vulnerable to be vaccinated first. Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. A booking link intended for NHS staff and social … Journalism in Britain is under threat. He said the system had to be robust, adding: “Clearly early teething troubles mean that it hasn’t been [robust] and people who haven’t been entitled to get one have been getting one. Standard investigation: People have secured illicit jabs through links meant for NHS staff and vulnerable, The Standard investigates how people have been circumventing the priority list. Giving climate-talks delegates priority in vaccine-short […] Dr Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London, said: “People are being called in priority order so that we can vaccinate those most at risk of serious illness first. And today Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London said people trying to jump the queue were denying vulnerable people a "life-saving vaccine". Health chiefs rule out private sector jumping vaccine queue. It allowed me to book on without my NHS number and it just gave me an appointment go down tomorrow at 10.10am. Giving climate-talks delegates priority in vaccine-short countries would go against the principle of not "jumping the queue", Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, deputy director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, told journalists in an online briefing. In the social media post, he said: “Around 500 people are vaccinated each day and it was very encouraging to see the lengths that staff went to in order to make sure that all doses for the day were used up and not thrown away.”, Thank you to everybody at Retford Hospital, where I spent this afternoon volunteering and to thank staff for their…, Posted by Brendan Clarke-Smith MP on Friday, January 22, 2021. That is why there is a queue. VACCINE rollout in the UK has so far been a proven success, with 10 million people covered and counting, but some people have attempted to 'jump the queue'. ... paper saw evidence that people who are not staff or on the vaccine priority list have managed to use the portal to get vaccinated in east London and other parts of the country. The links are part of the online booking system by Swiftqueue which is being used by some NHS trusts to coordinate vaccine appointments for staff. We were not turned away.”, Another wrote: “My mother-in-law 84 had hers cancelled locally. “At the end of a day of volunteering there were some left over vaccinations and rather than letting them go to waste they offered me a vaccination so I don’t put people at risk while continuing to volunteer.”, Related: ‘Levelling up’ agenda questioned after Tory MPs stay away from vote on workers’ rights and council tax hikes. If they have deceptively tried to jump the vaccine queue, they will not be vaccinated and will be turned away. The booking took less than five minutes with name, postcode, NHS number along with a checklist on basic health information. Home Secretary Priti Patel repeated Dr Diwakar's rebuke of those skipping the vaccine queue, and said "those individuals are putting the lives of vulnerable people at risk." It is understood that the ELFT is aware of the problem and people are now being asked for ID when they come for a jab. By Laurie Goering LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Poorer nations struggling to access COVID-19 vaccines may make the “moral” choice not to send delegates to November’s U.N. climate summit in Scotland if others more in need of the doses remain at risk, climate and health experts warned on Wednesday. You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER . UK vaccination updates. If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. What happens if you try to jump the queue? “Some have suggested that politicians should test them out first – although they are usually the same people who then say politicians get preferential treatment, so I suppose it’s difficult to win.”, He added: “I hope having the vaccine today will reassure people and that everybody who is offered a vaccine will take this up.”. The website allowed anyone to book a vaccine over the age of 18 and regardless of eligibility. Many Britons might regard jumping the queue for vaccines as unforgivable. She said: “These stories of people finding loopholes in the technology to book a vaccine and so bypassing the process to prioritise those who are most vulnerable or turning up on spec at vaccine centres to see if they can jump in are extremely worrying especially as many now boasting on social media it works. A Tory MP has defended accepting a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, despite being 40 years old. People who are not yet eligible for the coronavirus vaccine have been able to skip the queue and arrange appointments ahead of those on the priority list using an IT loophole in the online system. A leading doctor has branded those attempting to jump the queue to get a Covid jab as “morally reprehensible”. It means ineligible people are … Yet our distaste for bad manners is tested by a competing concern: the … “I’m gratified to hear action is being taken and I’ll watch it very carefully because people really shouldn’t be jumping the queue.”, One social media user, who indicated they had got a jab, wrote: “Guilty as charged! A spokesperson for Swiftqueue, that has so far booked nearly 600,000 vaccinations, said: "It has recently come to the company’s attention that a small number of clinics have had the queuing link shared with people that are not the intended recipients, resulting in a small number of people trying to access Covid Vaccines fraudulently. Brendan Clarke-Smith, who represents Bassetlaw in north Nottinghamshire, was given the AstraZeneca jab on Friday after having done a shift at Retford Hospital vaccination centre. It comes as the vaccines minister has said he is confident the UK will continue to receive its deliveries of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab after the European Union threatened to block vaccine exports. Addressing the queue jumping on Wednesday evening Swiftqueue, that is responsible for scheduling vaccination appointments, warned anyone doing it … “The man was the new Conservative MP for Bassetlaw.”. Asked whether the EU could prevent Pfizer vials leaving its borders, Mr Zahawi told Sky News: “No, I’m confident that the Pfizer vaccine will be delivered.”. But we can't do it without you. “So I went onto this link and booked on myself and it gave me an appointment as a 50-year-old – it didn’t ask me if I was a key worker. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. Now has to travel 50 miles, she has dementia and we are shielding. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism. © 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. Watch: Medical expert criticises "morally reprehensible" people jumping Covid-19 vaccine queue. “I urge people not to follow suit and use these links or try to blag their way into vaccine centres or try to find loopholes and so undermine the hard work being done by so many to get the vaccine out to those who are most at risk at harm.”. In a statement to the PA news agency, Mr Clarke-Smith said: “I have just started volunteering at a local vaccination centre in my constituency. Last night, the Standard was able to use the link to book an appointment for 09.50am on Wednesday with the follow up jab scheduled for the same time on April 5 at the Westfield vaccination centre in Stratford. Britons are jumping Covid-19 vaccine queues by signing up through NHS appointment links shared on WhatsApp and social media, it is reported. Huge queues formed outside an NHS vaccination clinic after word got out about extra doses - with Londoners of all ages queuing up for the sought-after jab. “Obviously having done that I cancelled it – I wouldn’t actually want to take someone’s appointment. Moderna vaccine vials contain 10 doses each, so the maximum wastage per vial would typically be nine, after one is administered. NHS London Medical Director slams coronavirus vaccine 'queue jumping' Daily Mail "Let me be really clear about this: it is morally reprehensible to try and jump the queue and anyone who books to get the vaccine fraudulently will be turned away." Addressing the queue jumping on Wednesday evening Swiftqueue, that is responsible for scheduling vaccination appointments,  warned anyone doing it “you will be wasting healthcare workers valuable time and you won’t be vaccinated.”, CEO  Brendan Casey  said: “Anyone who books to get the vaccine fraudulently will be turned away – full stop. To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here. ”. Adam Holloway: Vaccine queue jumping is happening – and costs lives. From Spain to Florida, the healthy and wealthy are jumping the queue to get a COVID-19 vaccine amid chaotic rollouts and supply shortages. "If you do get an invitation by a shared link dishonestly to make an appointment, I am asking that you don’t – as you will be wasting healthcare workers valuable time and you won’t be vaccinated. If you get an appointment, please use it. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

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