PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Vaccination (23 November 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations will be responsible for (a) the distribution of covid-19 vaccines and (b) delivering the inoculation.
Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
Answer
The Vaccine Taskforce (VTF) works with vaccine manufacturers to put in place robust plans for the delivery of vaccines to Public Health England, for onward distributions to the site of administration.
The Department of Health and Social Care is ultimately responsible for vaccine deployment and works closely with NHS England and Public Health England to ensure that the vaccines are administered safely and efficiently to the public by appropriately qualified healthcare staff.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
9 February 2021
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