Trade unionists and Labour members asked to volunteer in Covid vaccine scheme
Dr Nikki Kanani prepares to give the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, at the Sunrise Care Home in Sidcup, south east London
by Lamiat Sabin
Parliamentary reporter
TRADE unions and Labour are calling for thousands of volunteers to help roll out Britain’s coronavirus vaccination programme.
Mass vaccination against Covid-19 would save the economy and the NHS a combined total of £6 billion and 23,000 jobs from being lost every week, according to Labour’s new calculations.
Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said: “These shocking figures show how every week that goes by, the damage is getting deeper and deeper.
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