Vaccine rollout and exemption certificates on Keys agenda

Friday, 18 December 2020 at 06:06

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

Exemption certificates and the Islands Covid-19 vaccine programme will be discussed by MHK's today.

An additional sitting of the House of Keys, requested by Speaker of the House, Juan Watterson MHK, gets underway this morning with 27 questions going before members in total.

Also among topics to be covered will include the reasons for the Laxey Wheel not operating as well as pricing for the commercial operations for the Islands postal service.

The session is expected to get underway in Douglas from 10am.

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