PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Vaccination (4 March 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to create a vaccine for covid-19.
Asked by:
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Asked by:
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Answer
Supported by United Kingdom funding, a number of potential COVID-19 vaccines are currently under development and efforts are being made to get any viable vaccines from sequencing of the virus to clinical testing in under a year. Governments around the world could then work with pharmaceutical companies to get vaccines into production and use.
As of 6 March, the UK’s total investment into COVID-19 vaccine research stands at £65 million.
This includes a £50 million contribution to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
12 March 2020
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