Roll Out Inertia?

Given the spread of Covid-19 (both the original and the new, more infective version) in the UK, as well as the fast mutations in the virus, I am somewhat dismayed by the pace of the vaccination roll out. NHS leaders have also noted that only 42% of the 135 NHS acute hospital trusts have received their first allocations of the Pfiser/BioNTech vaccine (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/nhs-leaders-raise-concerns-pace-covid-vaccine-rollout). Although there has been much boasting about 500,000 jabs being given, this is only the first of the required 2 doses needed to develop full protection. And this must be a dose of the same vaccine. Even worse, fewer than 33% of the GP practices due to be involved in the vaccination programme, have received any material to inject. I think that we need a much faster programme, to potentially eliminate the virus from our populations. Otherwise, Covid-19 will prove very difficult to shift. If it remains in humans, it may surprise us with more mutated forms. I am even more worried about it finding its way into companion or even wild animals. Hopefully, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will speed things up a bit (a decision is due on its approval by next Monday or Tuesday) but we do need to get a move on. I would not like Christmas to delay things.