PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Vaccination (23 February 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people on temporary visas, including overseas visitors, are eligible for the covid-19 vaccine.
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Answer
Vaccination against COVID-19 is a primary care service and is free to everyone living in England, including all overseas visitors, regardless of their immigration status or nationality.
If individuals are registered with a general practitioner (GP), then their GP will contact them in due course. If they are not registered with a GP, National Health Service regional teams, working with various appropriate local systems will contact unregistered people to ensure they are offered the vaccine.
Answered by:
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
19 March 2021
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