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Written question asked by Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 21 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2022. It was answered by Maggie Throup (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 March 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Contact Tracing: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of additional contracts with the ZOE Covid Study.

Answer

The Government will continue monitoring the virus through maintaining surveillance studies such as the Office for National Statistics’ COVID-19 Infection Survey and other data sources, including genomic sequencing. The Government will keep all surveillance activities under review to ensure we have the capabilities to monitor waves of COVID-19 and defend against future variants.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
143734
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Contracts Software Disease control King's College London Coronavirus Contact tracing
Link
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