Commons Sense

House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Covid-19 update

05 January 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Proposed by Sajid Javid Con Bromsgrove

NHS

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At a glance

Key points

  • The government has accepted the latest advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) regarding the Omicron variant.
  • The statutory contingent liability for vaccine supply has been increased to cover indemnities for the deployment of booster doses.
  • The UK's vaccination programme targets have been updated in response to the new variant and the JCVI's recommendations.

Issue summary

The minister is updating Parliament on the UK's response to the Omicron variant, including recent advice from JCVI and updated vaccination programme targets.

Action requested

The government has accepted JCVI's advice and will continue to deploy vaccines based on this guidance. The statutory contingent liability for vaccine supply has increased due to indemnities provided for booster doses deployment.

Key facts

  • More than 34 million boosters and third doses have been administered in the UK.
  • On Thursday 30 December, all eligible adults in England received their booster offer by end of December target.
  • JCVI advises on vaccine programme updates including extended booster offers to at-risk groups aged 5 to 11 years.
  • HMG has taken on additional liabilities for further vaccine supply via indemnity agreements with suppliers.
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