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Covid-19 update
05 January 2022
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
At a Glance
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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