Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ukrainian refugees will be eligible for covid-19 vaccinations on arrival to the UK; and what steps he is taking to encourage covid-19 vaccination uptake for this cohort.

COVID-19 vaccinations are offered to every eligible individual living in the United Kingdom free of charge, regardless of immigration status. This includes those who arrived as refugees from Ukraine. We are sharing accessible guides and health publications on COVID-19 vaccinations which have been translated into Ukrainian. Additionally, over £23 million has been provided to sixty councils and voluntary groups in areas of low vaccine uptake in England.

A COVID-19 Migrant Health Guide was also published to provide advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the needs of migrant patients during the pandemic, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-migrant-health-guide