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Steven Rae

Frail OAP couple blast 'disgraceful' covid vaccine queue after pair left 'shaking' and 'in agony' during wait

An elderly Scots couple have blasted NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde after they were forced to wait almost three hours for Covid and flu vaccines - despite being frail and ill.

The couple, from Riddrie in Glasgow, were told to be at the Glasgow Club in Auchinlea Road, Easterhouse, on Friday, September 23, and given specific appointment times.

However when they arrived, Andrew and Lauren Wigton had to stand in a slow moving queue. Andrew, 77, who is diabetic, was "shaking" by the time he left the hall due to not eating.

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