Frontline workers should be next for coronavirus jab, Peterborough people suggest - and this is why

Who do you think should be next in line to get the coronavirus vaccination, after the four priority groups?
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That’s exactly the question we have asked Peterborough Telegraph readers on our social media channels.

There has been ongoing discussion about whether teachers, the police and supermarket workers should be next in line when the four priority groups have been fully vaccinated – with many readers vastly agreeing, with some saying delivery drivers should also be considered.

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The top four priority groups cover all residents and staff in care homes for older adults, the over 70s, all frontline health and social care workers and everyone who is clinically extremely vulnerable.

Debate is forming around whether frontline workers, including the police and delivery drivers, should be allowed the covid vaccination next. (Getty Images)Debate is forming around whether frontline workers, including the police and delivery drivers, should be allowed the covid vaccination next. (Getty Images)
Debate is forming around whether frontline workers, including the police and delivery drivers, should be allowed the covid vaccination next. (Getty Images)

Commenting on social media, Recon Ron, said: “Anyone who can't work from home should have the jab but primarily those in public-facing roles. I think delivery drivers are a must due to the chances of transmission via touch.”

Trevor Sansby added: “Anybody that is unable to work from home should be vaccinated so they can get back to work. Get industry back to working at full speed.”

Amie Withers said: “Unpaid carers would be good because if they become ill I’m not sure who could possibly take their place.”

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Scott Stanford added: “I think all key workers should be vaccinated next. I deliver takeaway food and it's scary.”

David Duffy said: “What about truck drivers and support staff as without trucks, moving the food and supplies don’t get to the shops.”

The vaccine rollout is now proceeding at pace across the country, with more than four million people having received a first dose.

Vaccination centres, which will be open 24/7, are to be piloted before the end of January, according to Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi.

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These vaccination centres aim to be open round-the-clock in order to provide more slots for people to receive their jab, alongside being more convenient for those who may need to go early in the morning or later on in the evening.

The first 24 hour vaccine centres will be piloted in hospitals in London, before the Government looks at how they can be further rolled out.