Question follow-through · 16448

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of the vials of (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna covid-19 vaccines supplied to patients in the United Kingdom contained (i) variable and (ii) excessive levels of residual plasmid DNA.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
2 Dec 2024
Answer
2 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of the vials of (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna covid-19 vaccines supplied to patients in the United Kingdom contained (i) variable and (ii) excessive levels of residual plasmid DNA.

  2. 2 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    All batches of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines released in the United Kingdom to date have passed their release specifications for DNA levels. The specifications are set in line with their respective controlled manufacturing process and in accord...

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