Will forgotten carers be at the back of vaccine queue?

■ I read that the Covid-19 vaccine, if approved, will be rolled out first to the over-85s, NHS workers and care-home workers – but where does that leave those of us providing care at home, in the community and communal living?

Throughout this pandemic we have often worked without the support of agency staff when staff were off. We have stuck stringently to the rules, making our families do the same. It’s been stressful but we’ve got on with it, doing practically the same job as those working in residential/nursing homes, often at the tail end of receiving PPE, which, especially at the start, was inefficient and something you’d use for serving up sandwiches.

We weren’t eligible for preferential shopping times like other front-line staff and have not been allowed weekly Covid-19 testing. Will we and our vulnerable service users be at ‘the coo’s tail’ for the vaccine too? Exhausted Care-At-Home Support Worker, Edinburgh

■ My wife has been trying to get a flu jab for the past six weeks. It’s been put off three times now and just been postponed until December at the earliest due to a lack of the vaccine. What’s the chances of actually getting a Covid vaccine when it gets passed? Don’t hold your breath!

Steve Christy, Horsham

■ I am delighted that a vaccine has been found. However, as an asthmatic who would need it, I would prefer not to be on the list for the first round.

I believe these vaccines have been rushed out due to political reasons to get the world back to normal again.

I was involved with research trials for new cholesterol drugs many years ago. The phases to produce new drugs are very slow in order to make sure they are safe for public consumption.

I would rather protect myself for a couple of years and wait for version two or three of the vaccine.

Rachel, Brimsdown

■ Is anyone else confused as to what’s going on with the prime minister Boris Johnson’s Operation Moonshot plan to post home-testing kits to every home?

On the one hand we have Royal Mail shares going up as they’re in line to get the contract to deliver the things, seemingly worth £500 million-plus.

On the other hand there is a report on the BMJ website, dated October 23, that the project has been quietly shunted into the long grass alongside Johnson’s other mega-plans (Thames Estuary airport etc). Does anyone know what’s going on?

Nigel Savill, Northolt

■ Greig (Metro, Mon) calls the furlough scheme a ‘money tree’, and says: ‘It’s going to take more than 50 years to pay it back with higher taxes and cuts.’ It is the rich who should play the biggest part in funding it.

After all, according to this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, the 1,000 richest people in the country have a combined wealth of £743 billion – yes, billions. One hopes the economic fallout will be managed in a fair way. But with the Conservatives in power, I have my doubts.

Kevin, Watford

■ Last week we were informed the coronavirus was at unacceptable levels in London, while this week we are told the opposite! Who’s right, health specialists on one hand or big business on the other?

Nick Smith, London

■ Bob said to expect a hostile response when challenging a person for not wearing a mask (MetroTalk, Tue). I challenged a Transport for London worker stood by the Jubilee line gates at London Bridge, holding his mask in his hand. He told me to mind my own business. These are the people supposedly setting an example to the general public. Luke, London