Health bosses in Bucks say the COVID-vaccination programme remains on track, despite claims that centres in Aylesbury have run out of the jab.
Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are the team behind the local roll-out and they insist it's going well but that the supply and delivery of the vaccine is not in their control.
They say the system is working locally, but acknowledge there are "currently occasions they’re awaiting deliveries".
But, even with these delays, they say they should still be able to offer vaccinations to the top four priority groups by mid-February.
Here's the statement from Bucks CCG in full;
"The vaccination rollout in Aylesbury is going well but it depends on the supply and delivery of vaccines, as it does all across the country. Once we are notified about a new delivery, we are acting extremely quickly to get patients booked in for their vaccine. This system is working very effectively, but there are currently occasions when we are awaiting deliveries as this unprecedented vaccination programme continues to ramp up nationwide.
"We have begun the programme by offering vaccinations to the top priority group of people aged 80 and over, along with care home staff and residents. Buckinghamshire remains on track to achieve the Government’s target of offering vaccinations to the top four priority groups, as set out by the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), by mid-February. This will include people aged 70 and over and the clinically extremely vulnerable.
"The way vaccines are allocated across the country is driven by NHS England and depends on the number of patients still to be vaccinated in the top priority groups across the country. This is to ensure equity of vaccination availability in all regions.
"We continue to ask people to please be patient and not ring their GP surgery to make a vaccine appointment. The NHS will be in touch with you as soon as the time is right for your vaccination."
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