Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 March 2021. It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Syringes
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are (a) adequate and (b) secure supplies of syringes to the NHS.
- Answer
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The number of needles and syringes procured by Public Health England (PHE) for use with COVID-19 vaccine was consistent with administering two doses of vaccine to the United Kingdom population with an allowance for wastage. Subsequently there has been a further increase with additional vaccine availability. PHE is now procuring additional 250 million syringes associated with possible future COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 166312
- Session
- 2019-21
- Related items
- Subjects
- Procurement Standards Syringes
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