Covid-19 Update Debate
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Mike Amesbury
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(3 years ago)
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Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) [V]
What assessment have the Secretary of State and his Department made of the number of children with long covid, and when will children get vaccinated?
Sajid Javid
On children and covid—the hon. Gentleman asked about long covid—a huge amount of research is being done both in the NHS and in my Department. I mentioned, for example, the extra £50 million of funding that we are providing to do even more research and to step this up. As he knows, long covid is a problem the world over, and I hope that the UK can become a world leader in trying to help with this problem and share the research that it does with other countries. On the vaccination of children, as I said in response to a similar question, the JCVI is actively looking at this issue. Once we have its final advice, we will set out our plans.