Coronavirus: Vaccination

(asked on 12th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to communicate (1) to affected patients, and (2) to the general public, that there are many people in the UK for whom COVID-19 vaccines do not offer the same level of protection as they do for the rest of the population.


Answered by
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Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 2nd August 2021

Public Health England (PHE) is monitoring vaccine effectiveness via their surveillance strategy, which was released to the public and health professionals. The latest results showed COVID-19 vaccines to be highly effective, including for most people in clinical risk groups. Preliminary results for the OCTAVE study, which looks at vaccine efficacy in specific at-risk groups are also expected to be published shortly to provide a greater understanding on the level of protection provided.

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer and NHS England’s National Medical Director wrote to clinicians on 16 July to provide an overview of vaccine efficacy in those with immunosuppression. This included additional information to inform conversations between clinicians and patients on the individual’s level of risk. The Department is regularly updating stakeholders in the charitable and healthcare sectors on vaccine efficacy for all groups.

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