Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Friday, 11 December 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 February 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coronavirus: Vaccination
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to prioritise funeral directors and staff for the covid-19 vaccine alongside health and care home staff.
- Answer
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The Green Book Immunisation Against Infections Disease chapter on COVID-19, states that hospital-based laboratory and mortuary staff who frequently handle COVID-19 or collect or handle potentially infected specimens, including respiratory, gastrointestinal and blood specimens should be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination as they may also have social contact with patients. This may also include cleaners, porters, secretaries and receptionists in laboratories. Frontline funeral operatives and mortuary technicians/embalmers are both at risk of exposure and likely to spend a considerable amount of time in care homes and hospital settings where they may also expose multiple patients, therefore they should also be eligible for vaccination.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 128673
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Health services Funerals Staff Vaccination Coronavirus
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- 2021-02-16 10:41:54 +0000
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