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Written question asked by Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 January 2022 (named day). It was answered by Vicky Ford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 January 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Africa: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2022 to Question 98897 on Africa: Coronavirus, whether £7,000 is the entire planned budget for the Africa Vaccine Confidence Campaign.

Answer

Communication plays a central role in instilling vaccine confidence. The Africa Vaccine Confidence Campaign is producing social media content to tackle vaccine hesitancy. The total amount allocated to the Campaign is £8,500.

The Africa Vaccine Confidence Campaign is only part of the UK's work to address vaccine hesitancy. The UK-convened G7 Global Vaccines Confidence Campaign is sharing best practice in increasing vaccine confidence and establishing partnerships across G7 and non-G7 countries and with key academic institutions. It is also creating a platform through which relevant data, insight and effective strategies are shared with non-G7 partners. To help countries tackle the Omicron COVID-19 variant, we are also providing an additional £20 million to our existing work with Unilever to promote vaccine uptake alongside messaging to reduce COVID-19 transmission such as handwashing.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
107528
Session
2021-22
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Subjects
Africa Finance Vaccination Coronavirus
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