UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: Vaccination Debate
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Owen Thompson
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UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: Vaccination
Owen Thompson Excerpts(3 years, 5 months ago)
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James Heappey
I can reassure my hon. Friend that 96% of people currently serving on Op Shader—that will include those who are based in Cyprus as part of the aircrew—have been vaccinated, and 31% have had their second dose. I can assure him that they will receive their second doses as soon as it is medically advisable for them to do so. I cannot, however, tell him that it is policy to vaccinate the troops with whom they are partnering.
Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP)
Will the Minister publish details of the risk assessment that was undertaken to determine why our troops were not fast-tracked for vaccine before deployment in high-risk areas?