Coronavirus: Vaccination

(asked on 27th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the (a) Government and (b) pharmaceutical industry is taking to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 30th January 2020

We have been closely monitoring the situation in Wuhan and China more widely. Our approach has been guided by the advice of the Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty. We have put in place proportionate, precautionary measures to protect the United Kingdom and it will continue to take action in line with the level of threat. Funding is in place to support this.

Professor Chris Whitty and Public Health England, aided by independent experts, are in close contact with their international counterparts and are continually monitoring the scientific evidence as it emerges. This has been done in close collaboration with our health sector partners in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland during our daily national incident management call. Professor Chris Whitty is also working closely with his counterparts in the devolved administrations.

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