Tuesday 19th May 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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My Lords, we work extremely closely with the devolved Assemblies, the four CMOs and the four nations to have a consistent four-nations approach to Covid. We very much welcome Nicola Sturgeon’s support for this consistent approach.

Earl of Erroll Portrait The Earl of Erroll (CB)
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How are vaccines going to work if, as the Government say, the presence of Covid-19 antibodies in a test do not mean that a person is immune? I think that quite a few people are confused.

Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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My Lords, the noble Earl is stretching my scientific knowledge with his question. All I can say is that different vaccines work in different ways. Anyone with antibodies who has beaten the disease has the capability of beating the disease, but vaccines ensure that that capability lasts longer, hopefully for life.