Tory MP, aged 40, defends decision to accept Covid-19 jab
A Conservative MP who volunteered at a local hospital has defended accepting a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, despite being 40 years old. Brendan Clarke-Smith, who represents Bassetlaw in north Nottinghamshire, was given the AstraZeneca jab on Friday after having done a shift at Retford Hospital vaccination centre. Vaccinations are currently limited to the Government’s four priority groups; the over-80s, over-70s, frontline health workers and those people classed as extremely clinically vulnerable. Mr Clarke-Smith said the dose he got was “left over” from that day’s vaccine stock, preventi...