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Coronavirus: Vaccination

Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 187505, tabled on 2 June 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for people aged over 75 to receive their covid-19 booster vaccination at their GP surgery.

Answered on

12 June 2023

The Department’s policy is to work with NHS England to ensure that COVID-19 booster vaccination is provided in a way that is accessible as possible and tailored to local needs. Therefore, NHS Regional teams commission their vaccination delivery network with their system colleagues to meet the needs of their local population.

COVID-19 vaccines require specialised transportation and handling once it has been despatched and needs to be used within short space of time. Some general practitioner surgeries do not have the facilities to either store or administer COVID-19 vaccines and it is very important that we minimise unnecessary wastage.

We continue to do everything to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccination is convenient and easy for all who are eligible within possible means.