should ve been built up much earlier in the pandemic, in line with some other countries. halting community testing in the early weeks had cost lives, according to the report. just one of the government s failings, said the former downing street adviser who d given evidence to mps. me and others put into place work to try and improve the system in 2020 after the first wave. unfortunately, the prime minister, being thejoker that he is, has not pushed that work through. the covid pressure in care homes is examined in detail. the mps say that sending elderly people from hospitals into care homes without prior testing may have been understandable, but it contributed to the spread of the virus. staff entering care homes also may have carried infections. staff shortages and problems getting ppe hadn t helped. in hong kong and germany, they took more precautions early on to protect care homes, and they had fewer deaths as a result. that s definitely one
just one of the government s failings, said the former downing street adviser who d given evidence to mps. me and others put into place work to try and improve the system in 2020, after the first wave. unfortunately, the prime minister, being the joker that he is, has not pushed that work through. the covid pressure on care homes is examined in the report. the mps say that sending elderly people from hospitals into care homes without prior testing may have been understandable, but it contributed to the spread of the virus. staff entering care homes also may have carried infections. staff shortages and problems getting ppe haven t helped. in hong kong and germany, they took more precautions early on to protect care homes and they had fewer deaths as a result. that s definitely one of the most important, long term lessons we need to learn. the report says vaccine development has been one of the most successful initiatives in uk science.
elderly people from hospitals into care homes without prior testing may have been understandable, but it contributed to the spread of the virus. staff entering care homes also may have carried infections. staff shortages and problems getting ppe hadn t helped. in hong kong and germany, they took more precautions early on to protect care homes, and they had fewer deaths as a result. that s definitely one of the most important long term lessons we need to learn. the report says vaccine development has been one of the most successful initiatives in uk science. early investment by the government in research and development is praised by mps. the vaccine taskforce being set up outside government is described as a masterstroke, with the success of the vaccine programme said to have redeemed many failings elsewhere. the report praises the response of the nhs to the pandemic, with a rapid increase in critical care beds. but it notes that even before covid struck,
is examined in detail. the mps say that sending elderly people from hospitals into care homes without prior testing may have been understandable, but it contributed to the spread of the virus. staff entering care homes also may have carried infections. staff shortages and problems getting ppe hadn t helped. in hong kong and germany, they took more precautions early on to protect care homes, and they had fewer deaths as a result. that s definitely one of the most important long term lessons we need to learn. the report says vaccine development has been one of the most successful initiatives in uk science. early investment by the government in research and development is praised by mps. the vaccine taskforce being set up outside government is described as a masterstroke, with the success of the vaccine programme said to have redeemed many failings elsewhere. the report praises the response of the nhs to the pandemic,
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