Devon and Cornwall Police Federation has written to the area’s MPs calling on the Government to prioritise policing for the Covid-19 vaccination - to ensure officers can keep themselves, their families and the public safe. Currently more 230 Devon and Cornwall Police officers are off work with Covid-19 or having to self-isolate. This is on top of more than 150 police staff colleagues off for virus related reasons and the other officers and staff who are off work for other sickness reasons. In his letter to the areas 18 MPs, Devon and Cornwall Police Federation Chairman Andy Berry said that if officers are not given a level of priority for the vaccine then, with sickness levels continuing to rise, the operational effectiveness of the force could come into question.