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READERS voiced mixed reactions after it was confirmed that supplies of the Covid vaccines are to be cut in the north west to allow other areas to catch up. NHS England confirmed that vaccine supplies will be cut by a third this month for Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and South Cumbria. Karen Harris posted: “Diverting resources doesn’t mean the areas receiving them have the capacity to increase administration especially if a lot of the medical staff are supporting the hospitals that are struggling to cope?” Michael Vandom said: “I don’t see what the iss...

THE Mail’s readers have reacted after a report that dozens of applications for discretionary £500 payments to help people self-isolate in Barrow have been rejected. The grant, targeted at workers not eligible for the main Test and Trace Support Payment because they do not receive benefits, helps people with coronavirus on low incomes to self-isolate if they cannot work from home. But figures obtained by the Labour party show more than 70 per cent of applications across England were rejected, as the Government denied claims that it was planning to extend the payment to everyone who te...