Navy: Coronavirus

(asked on 7th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people serving on Royal Navy submarines will be required to have a covid-19 vaccine before deployment once a covid-19 vaccine has been widely distributed.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 14th December 2020

The roll out of a vaccination programme is very welcome, but Defence policy for inoculating Service personnel has yet to be determined. The Ministry of Defence takes all necessary precautions to safeguard its people and assure operational availability.

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