RUTH Davidson was quick enough to demand an explanation from the First Minister as to why Scotland had a lower vaccination rate than England, and refused to accept her explanation; however she made no attempt to explain why England had decided to leave the time-consuming vaccination of care home residents until the AstraZeneca vaccine became available. The English government is required by law to follow the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendations. Why did it decide to change this order without questioning the manufacturer’s recommendation not to subdivide the Pfizer vaccine into smaller numbers of doses for transportation to small communities such as care homes?