Commenting, Welsh Conservative and Shadow Health Minister Russell George MS said:
“I am pleased that the Minister has finally heeded our calls to rapidly roll out booster jabs and redeploy our volunteer army, even implementing our proposal for walk-in centres which she called free-for-alls only a few days ago.
“However, the reported possibility of extending vaccine passports to hospitality business is a slap in the face for one of the worst-affected sectors of the pandemic. They are coercive, ineffective, anti-business, and have no evidence base whatsoever.
“Vaccinations are the key to a society living with coronavirus and thanks to the Conservative Government’s procurement programme, the scene is set for a country that can protect itself against Covid for years to come. This, not further damaging restrictions, is the answer.
“To prevent the need for further restrictions, the Labour Government should implement the rest of our calls: appointing a vaccines minister, introducing regional surgical hubs to tackle to record NHS treatment backlog, committing to keeping schools open, and abolishing vaccine passports.”