Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to work with scientists to communicate the safety and effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccines.

The Government Public Health England (PHE), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and the National Health Service (NHS) work together to deliver immunisation programmes in the United Kingdom. The Government is advised on the safety, efficacy and strategy for the vaccines by independent scientists, including those from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and the Commission on Human Medicines’ Expert Advisory Group.

The Department, alongside the NHS and PHE, provides advice and information to the public to support those getting the vaccine and to anyone who might have questions about the vaccination process.