Liam Byrne MP today called for a new Mayor’s Taskforce to mobilise the West Midlands to deliver 300,000 Covid vaccines a week - allowing all 1.6 million residents in the top priority groups in the region to be vaccinated by Valentine’s Day. Byrne’s plan, based on new House of Commons data for the West Midlands, reveals there are 1.6 million West Midlands residents in the top 6 priority groups (which account for 99% of Covid deaths) - and 2.7 million residents over the age of 50. Byrne’s 5 po
