For reasons of extreme urgency under Regulation 32(2)(c) related to the release of a Covid-19 vaccine, MHRA have accelerated the sourcing and implementation of a vaccine specific AI tool…”The Cabinet Office, which coordinates policy across government departments and their responses to crises, was alerted. Even before the pandemic the NHS says it was short of 100,000 staff, from doctors to nurses and ancillary workers. Crucial Whitehall staff have had their leave suspended for two months from the start of the year as ministers brace themselves for the impact of Brexit, deal or no deal. It reported that 16,000 staff have now been recruited across the civil service to deal with both Covid-19 and Brexit, but that 2,500 posts were still vacant. Duncan Buchanan, policy director of the Road Haulage Association, is blunt about his fears for what will unfold in January.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2020 09:30 UTC