Jackie Baillie seeks clarity on Scots vaccine wastage
Labour interim leader Jackie Baillie has raised concerns over vaccine wastage in Scotland in a letter to Nicola Sturgeon.
The Dumbarton MSP is seeking clarity on the level of vaccines which are wasted and stepped up demands for national guidance on who should be on reserve lists to minimise this.
The letter to Ms Sturgeon states: “As you agreed, it is of critical importance that as much of the vaccine as possible finds its way into people’s arms.”
Ms Sturgeon said yesterday that wastage levels stood at about 1per cent, but Ms Baillie pointed reports suggesting it was 1.8 per cent, indicating that this could mean "thousands of doses" are effectively lost across the population.
The interim Labour chief also called for national guidance to be issued to "all vaccinators to ensure that they have a reserve list of priority and high-risk patients so that doses are not wasted".