Delivery of the coronavirus vaccine to hospitals is, we hope, the beginning of the end of these months of despair.
What we mustn’t overlook or ignore, however, is the ability of this Conservative Government to throw away an opportunity.
The test-and-trace system was a shambles in part because the Tories took it away from the NHS and public health professionals to give profits and power to private contractors.
History could well be repeated with vaccines.
We need to ensure public health professionals and the NHS own, control and direct the inoculation programme.
The Queen agreeing, as we asked, to be vaccinated would pack a greater punch if she allowed the event to be photographed.
Pictures of Her Majesty receiving the vaccine would be a strong blow to the misinformation spread by ignorant anti-vaxxers.
NHS jabs beginning this week is a reason to be cheerful but we must be careful until we’re safe or sacrifices will be in vain.
