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Areas with lowest life expectancy should get more vaccines, says Burnham

Greater supplies of vaccines should be made available in places with the lowest life expectancy, mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said.

Greater supplies of vaccines should be made available in places with the lowest life expectancy, mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said.

Speaking on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, he said decisions about areas of the country to prioritise should be ‘a judgement based on health'.

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