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Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 December 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 13 December 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Maggie Throup (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 January 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Coronavirus: Vaccination

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the NHS app will be updated to register when an immunosuppressed person has had a third primary covid-19 vaccination dose, rather than a booster.

Answer

Third vaccinations are currently recorded in the same section as booster doses in the NHS App. The functionality was immediately available at the start of the booster vaccination programme and is clinically accurate in recording details of the vaccine received. This information is updated on general practitioner records and the NHS COVID Pass.

More than 87% of the severely immunosuppressed cohort has received a third primary dose. An assessment of retrospectively updating records in the immediate future was made and it was determined that this could risk data quality issues. We are reviewing plans to record third primary doses via the NHS App in the longer term.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
89604
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Software NHS Vaccination Coronavirus Immunosuppression
Link
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