Ignore misinformation and 'downright nonsense' around vaccine, says MP
An MP has urged people to ignore scare stories about the coronavirus vaccine and to take it as soon as they are given the opportunity.
Suzanne Webb hailed the rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as "an historic moment", and said people should take it up "when the call to arms comes".
However, the Stourbridge MP said it was now more important than ever for people to keep adhering to social distancing measures.
She said: "We simply cannot be complacent. It will take months for the most vulnerable to be given the jab and so we must make sure infections are kept as low as possible while this happens.
"This first vaccine needs to be given twice to be effective and I do hope everyone will come forward and ensure they have both jabs when their time comes. Lives depend on people having this safe vaccination.
"To those who are worried about what they see about vaccines, especially online, I can only say this: there is so much misinformation and downright nonsense doing the rounds but please just ignore it.
"We have a safe and effective vaccine. If everyone does their bit, we can get our lives back. It's as simple as that."
