Nation unaware of what role armed forces a playing in fight against Covid

Key workers for the NHS, supermarkets and delivery services have been rightfully celebrated over the last year for their selfless service during the pandemic, yet one of the biggest contributors to the fight against Covid have been forgotten.

Today new research from SSAFA shows that less than a quarter (23%) of the British public admire the work of the Armed Forces in the fight against Covid-19. This comes as a surprise after the Ministry of Defence confirmed the Armed Forces’ response to Covid-19 has become the biggest ever homeland military operation in peacetime, with more than 5,000 personnel involved.

The Armed Forces have been crucial in supporting the NHS in the response to Covid-19, including running Covid-19 testing centres, creating a robust PPE distribution network and supporting with the vaccination programme, yet over half (53%) admit to not knowing that the Armed Forces had been helping with Covid-19 vaccinations.

Aston spoke to Sir Andrew Gregory, CEO of SSAFA and Sally Orange, SSAFA fundraiser and adventurer.