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Public health minister slammed as MSPs call for dedicated covid vaccine chief

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vaccines minister appointed by Nicola Sturgeon to lead the national effort.They raised concerns about a lack of depth behind health secretary Jeane Freeman, who is already under intense pressure for policy decisions in the pandemic while running an under-strain NHS.The first vaccine injections are due to be offered to frontline health staff this week.Scottish Labour's Ian Murray MP said: "I don't think the vast majority of the public would know we even have a public health minister given his invisibility during this crisis."The Scottish Government botched the roll-out of PPE and testing, and botched this year's flu jab, so we can't have a repeat when it comes to the vaccination programme.
"There should be a dedicated Vaccines Minister who.

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