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After Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia suggested to Deputy Prime Minister that MPs should be administered the COVID-19 vaccines to avoid work disruption, both Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition leader Bernard Grech shot down the request on Monday evening. Farrugia stated that this would be a way to remove any hinderances upon parliamentary work.
Robert Abela promptly denied the request, claiming that those in need of the vaccine are to be given the jab first. Bernard Grech also followed suite and added that he would not support a programme designed ‘to attract votes’. The ruling follows a heated exchange which occurred last week after Health Minister Chris Fearne pointed out that some MPs from the Opposition had asked to skip ahead in the vaccination queue.
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