Labour councillor suspended after social media claim she had a private Covid jab
Updated: 4 Mar 2021, 10:15
A LABOUR councillor has been suspended after claiming on Facebook she visited a private doctor for a Covid vaccination.
Jamila Azad, 65, posted photos on social media showing herself and another woman being jabbed. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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Labour councillor Jamilia Azad has been suspended after posting that she had received a Covid vaccine at a private care doctor Credit: Facebook
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Ms Azad said her daughter took her to be be jabbedCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
She claimed there had been a long wait for NHS waiting list and her daughter took her to a private care doctor .
AN Oxford Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after claiming on Facebook she had a Covid jab with a ‘private care doctor’, which should only be available on the NHS. Jamila Azad, who represents St Clements and Cowley Marsh on Oxfordshire County Council, and St Clements on Oxford City Council, was suspended from the party over the weekend. Ms Azad had posted a Facebook status update last week in which she claimed to have had a Covid 19 vaccination from a private doctor. The full text of the social media post by Ms Azad said: “My darling daughter took me to a Private Care Doctor for Covid 19 vaccine. A long wait for NHS waiting list. We had take away from Akber take away.”
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