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:
“As we quietly move into the new year we must show patience and further restraint as that process takes place.”
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:
“We didn’t need a pandemic to know how brilliant our public services are but it was a very powerful reminder.
“We have though learnt some things about ourselves and one another which I hope we can carry through into 2021 and beyond. And we have also learnt lessons that reinforce that which we already know but perhaps didn’t recognise enough.
“Community matters. We looked out for our neighbours who were elderly or less well than us. We got in touch with support organisations to volunteer our services. Street-based groups sprang up to help those around them.”
