Question follow-through · 21871

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not allowing carers to be vaccinated for Covid-19 on people requiring care.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not allowing carers to be vaccinated for Covid-19 on people requiring care.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...

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