On Tuesday the Government announced more than 4.2 million people have received their first Covid-19 jab across the UK. Most of those vaccinated so far have been the over-80s, NHS workers and care staff.
However, there is disagreement over which groups should receive the vaccine next.
Dame Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, told LBC Radio it is “baffling” frontline police officers aren’t treated as a priority.
She said: “In many other countries police officers and law-enforcement colleagues are being prioritised and I want my officers to get the vaccine.”
The Commissioner claimed some police officers have been spat or coughed at by people claiming to have Covid-19.
She commented: “It’s disgusting, it’s awful.
“We’ve had 97 occasions where somebody has either mentioned or threatened Covid and then coughed.
“Latterly we have 48 where they have spat.”
Dame Cressida added three Metropolitan Police employees have died from coronavirus.
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Last month the Government announced due to the worsening pandemic schools would only be open for the children of key workers.
According to statistics released yesterday 21 percent of state primary pupils attended last Wednesday.
The figure is much higher than for the first lockdown last spring when it was nearer four percent.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror Simon Kidwell, a primary school headteacher working in Cheshire, urged the Government to prioritise vaccinating teacher.
He commented: “Before schools can fully reopen you need to have a vaccinated workforce.
“A lot of the staff are still going into school because their roles can’t be done from home. There’s an argument to getting them prioritised.
“I’ve got a caretaker over 70 who is coming in.
“I’ve got a cleaner who is extremely clinically vulnerable who wants to come in.
“I’ve got two colleagues who both have cancer but are still coming in, they’re choosing to do so.”
On Tuesday the UK suffered its highest coronavirus death toll since the beginning of the pandemic.
Another 1,610 people were recorded as having died within 28 days of a positive Covid test.
