PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus Certificates (12 January 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with severe allergies who are eligible for a covid-19 vaccine exemption pass.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
Severe allergies are a potential basis for exemption from vaccination and testing. We estimate that 90,000 people in England are eligible for an exemption, excluding pregnant women. However, information on the number of people in this cohort with severe allergies who would be eligible for a medical exemptions NHS COVID Pass is not held.
Answered by:
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
18 January 2022
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