No10 admits ‘Crude’ and flawed formula used to divvy up Covid vaccine supplies

A ‘crude’ and controversial algorithm is being used to divvy up Covid jab supplies around the UK, MailOnline can reveal. Department of Health bosses today confirmed officials deployed the Barnett formula to decide how many doses should be allocated to the devolved nations.  The method — used in the Treasury since the 1980s to distribute … Read more