Bus drivers and teachers aged over 50 should get Covid jabs at half-empty Etihad, says Andy Burnham
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxBus and taxi drivers and teachers over the age of 50 should be given Covid jabs at the half-empty mass vaccination centre at the Etihad, say local leaders.Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has repeated calls on the government to give local authorities greater flexibility over how to use spare capacity at the site.Covid jabs are said to be ‘sitting in fridges’ as people belonging to the four groups on the government's vaccine priority list are waiting to be called by their local GP instead.They include care home residents and staff, health and social workers, over 70s and above and people aged 65 and under who are at a higher risk of the virus.Mr Burnham said there was ‘frustration’ around the lack of takeup.
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