They were accused again yesterday of making mistakes before and during the pandemic but this time they have shown boldness and initiative, foreseeing the need for urgency if and when a vaccine was developed.
They spent billions buying millions of doses still to be produced
When two of the first vaccines were delivered the government made a brilliant start to the biggest ever vaccination programme.
As a result, Britain has already vaccinated over seven million priority cases - me included - and we are streets ahead of most other countries
Not surprisingly, some countries, notably in the EU, are complaining that Britain has jumped the queue, claiming it was morally wrong.
An unseemly row has broken out, probably exacerbated by tensions over the Brexit deal.
The blunt answer from the British government is that it is a contractual matter not nationalism.
When the Prime Minister and Health Secretary for England set formidable vaccination targets and boasted they would be achieved, I thought they had not learned from past mistakes. This time it looks as though their confidence and competence are justified.
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