Covid-19 Update

Martyn Day Excerpts

Monday 14th December 2020 Commons Chamber

[Matt Hancock]

Yes.

[Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP) [V]]

A recent report has concluded that some of the poorer countries might not get access to vaccines until 2024. If the ongoing roll-out in the western countries is successful and normality starts to return by spring, will the Secretary of State give a commitment that he will resist calls to declare the pandemic over, and accept that a global challenge will remain until all countries have widespread vaccination programmes in place?

[Matt Hancock]

Thanks to the strength of the UK, we have put more funding into the global vaccination effort than any other country in the world, and I am proud of that fact. Of course we have to work together to ensure that vaccines are available everywhere.