Sturgeon Apologises After Long Queues of Elderly Left Outside Fife Vaccine Centres in Cold Weather

Elderly people were left shivering in the cold weather across Fife on Monday as they waiting in long queues for their coronavirus vaccination appointments.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued an apology on Tuesday after vaccination clinics in Fife saw a system error that led to double bookings the previous day.

Following reports of long queues outside clinics on Monday, Sturgeon said that the transferring of the system had caused “double bookings” and appointment slots left unnecessary queueing. She added that poor weather led to the situation becoming “particularly regrettable”.

​Ms Sturgeon continued saying that she doesn’t “expect people not to feel annoyed when these things happen because ideally they shouldn’t happen and that’s why an apology is right”.

The first minister said that staff would be looking to re-book appointments as quickly as possible and while she did not give precise dates, she expressed confidence that those who were not vaccinated on Monday will be soon.

Kirkcaldy, Levenmouth, Glenrothes and Lochgelly also had reports of hundreds of elderly people arriving for vaccination appointments only to be met with similar issues.

Sourse: sputniknews.com