Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prepare for a potential resurgence of covid-19 infections in the autumn and winter months of 2021.
The success of the vaccination programme means that economic and social restrictions may not be needed to prevent unsustainable pressure on the National Health Service this autumn. We aim to manage the risk of COVID-19 through pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccines and antivirals, including vaccines for those aged 12 to 15 years old; continuing the Test, Trace and Isolate programme; continuing support for the NHS and social care; and managing risks at the border.
COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ sets out measures which will be kept under review and is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-autumn-and-winter-plan-2021