Asked by: Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide post-vaccination quantitative antibody testing for immunocompromised patients.
Answered by Maggie Throup
National Health Service clinicians can arrange antibody testing based on their assessment of clinical need. There are currently no plans to implement targeted quantitative antibody testing for immunocompromised patients post-vaccination.
Those with a cancer diagnosis may be able to access free antibody tests through the National Cancer COVID Survey which aims to assess levels of protection conferred by antibodies following vaccination/infection in cancer patients. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation continues to review emerging scientific evidence on the use of vaccines in those who are immunocompromised and will update its advice as necessary.
Asked by: Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 12 August 2021, case no. MP70336, departmental reference PO-1342263, on covid-19 vaccinations for immunocompromised patients.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
We replied to the Rt hon. Member on 3 December 2021.