Question follow-through · 120239
Autoimmune Diseases: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has conducted into changes in the number of cases of auto immune disorders since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has conducted into changes in the number of cases of auto immune disorders since the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has funded several studies which explore links between SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and autoimmunity.For example, in April 2025, researchers funded by the NIHR Imperial Biomedical...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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