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23
Dec 2020
'Show patience' on covid turnaround, says Andrew Jones MP
Andrew Jones, the MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, has said people must "show patience" before the UK turns the corner on coronavirus.
Reflecting on the year on his website, Mr Jones said many people would be glad to see the back of 2020.
But he added we "can be certain life will slowly return to normal" due to vaccinations and improved care for severe cases of covid although it will take "some time."
Mr Jones wrote:
Coronavirus vaccines began at Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground on Tuesday. People aged over 80, care home residents and care home staff were first in line.
It is believed about 900 vaccines a day are being given although the NHS has yet to reveal figures.
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In further reflections on 2020, the Conservative MP praised the public, private and voluntary sectors for rallying together during a year like no other.
He wrote:
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