Mentions:
1: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) Member states proposed amendments, which were communicated to all member states in December 2022 and - Speech Link
2: Lord Strathcarron (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I thank my noble friend the Minister for the reply. - Speech Link
3: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) I hope that we can all rely on that, and that is very much our approach to these negotiations. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) assessment has been made of the impact of dangerous propaganda like this on the low take-up rates of vaccinations - Speech Link
5: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) Would we have had to wait for WHO certification? - Speech Link
Jan. 29 2024
Source Page: Vaccination rate targets in Scotland and safety issues: FOI reviewFound: DRAFT | OFFICIAL -SENSITIVE Vaccinations Programme COVID -19 Vaccination Programme Update Deep Dive 12
Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 26 February 2024Found: This is part of the informed consent process and applies to all vaccinations including COVID.
Jul. 16 2024
Source Page: Freedom of Information responses from the MHRA: 8 January 2024Found: ps://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/idaps you list iDAPs for all the COVID-19 vaccines (doses versus side e
May. 02 2024
Source Page: Flu & COVID-19 Vaccination Programme (FVCV) 2023-24 Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact AssessmentFound: This document is an assessment of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID -19) and Seasonal Influenza (flu) Vaccinations
Jan. 05 2024
Source Page: Eligible groups urged to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19Found: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding all those eligible that it’s not too late to book
Mar. 15 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 08/03/2024 from Lord Markham to Lords regarding questions raised during the Oral Question on Allied Health Professionals: Prescribing Responsibilities: extending prescribing responsibilities for speech and language therapists, extending prescribing responsibilities for psychologists, plans to increase the number of independent prescribers, statutory regulation of sports therapists. 3p.Found: on Allied Health Professionals: Prescribing Responsibilities: extending prescribing responsibilities for
Asked by: White, Tess (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - North East Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported increase in COVID-19 cases between May and June 2024, and what its position is on whether the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations during the winter vaccination programme was sufficient.
Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
As part of the 2023- 24 COVID-19 and flu winter vaccination programme NHS Scotland delivered over 3.57 million winter vaccines, including 1,387,766 COVID-19 vaccines. Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines dropped across all groups, but remained strong in the highest risk groups, with 85.6% of care home residents and 84.1% of those aged over 75 vaccinated which we know from recent statistics are the groups mostly likely to be admitted to hospital.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is responsible for delivering Scotland’s Infectious Respiratory Diseases Plan 2023–2024 (publichealthscotland.scot) with the support of the Scottish Government. The Scottish Vaccination and Immunisation Programme (SVIP) has already undertaken various pieces of work to understand why uptake has decreased, and this is part of an ongoing drive to ensure that people can take up offers of vaccine easily and equitably. Should the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommend a 2024 winter COVID-19 programme, we shall incorporate that learning into planning for any future campaign.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is responsible for COVID-19 surveillance. Given the recent increase in circulation of COVID-19 observed in Scotland, PHS has returned to weekly updates to their viral respiratory dashboard from 27 June 2024 ( COVID-19 & Respiratory Surveillance (shinyapps.io) .Periodic peaks in COVID-19 are expected, not just in the winter.
COVID-19 is not a seasonal virus and circulates all year around and with the vaccine optimum protection period lasting up to 3 months, it remains essential that those who are eligible, come forward for vaccination when offered.
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Asked by: Andy Carter (Conservative - Warrington South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase uptake of the shingles vaccine by people aged over 65 in Warrington.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended that those who are eligible for the shingles vaccine should change, to allow individuals to be protected at an earlier age, particularly those that have a weakened immune system. Based on the evidence, they recognised that there may be more clinical benefit from starting shingles vaccinations at a lower age, with modelling indicating that a greater number of cases of shingles would be prevented with vaccination at 60 years old for immunocompetent individuals, and 50 years old for immunosuppressed individuals. The committee advised that the programme should be implemented in stages, starting with those that are over 50 years old with a weakened immune system and those turning 65 and 70 years old, then eventually moving down to those turning 60 years old. This is a similar pattern to the roll out of the shingles vaccine from 2013. This is why the vaccine offer has been expanded to all those turning 65 and 70 years old and all those over 50 years old with a weakened immune system, from 1 September 2023. The programme began on 1 September 2023 and will run until 31 August 2028, offering the vaccine to people as they turn 65 and 70 years old, until the offer has been made to all those aged 65 to 70 years old. It will then expand to offering the vaccine to all those that are turning 60 and 65 years old, from 1 September 2028.
The shingles vaccine is available through general practice (GP) surgeries in primary care, and GPs are required to identify and put in place a call or recall arrangement to offer the shingles vaccination to eligible patients. All eligible patients are contacted by their GP surgery to invite them for vaccination. The GP will then follow up with letters or with calls and text messages, to encourage eligible people that have not come forward to take up the offer.
There is a wide range of public facing information to help increase uptake of the shingles vaccine, and to publicise the programme in GP surgeries and online, including display bunting, leaflets, and posters. GPs are also adding messages regarding shingles to their practice websites, prescription counterfoils, and social media banners. Public facing information regarding the shingles vaccination programme includes translations into over 20 different languages including braille, audio, large print, and British Sign Language. Information for healthcare professionals, including GP toolkits for improving uptake of shingles vaccination, has also been produced and published by local immunisation commissioning teams.