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HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutI am enormously grateful to the noble Lord for his clear and heartfelt offer of help, and I completely endorse his comments. The collaboration between the NHS, the Government and…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises an extremely intriguing prospect. If it is indeed the case that those who have been vaccinated are not themselves contagious and cannot…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutMy Lords, I join my noble friend in paying tribute to the MHRA. We have all seen Dr June Raine in her flawless presentation and authoritative explanation of the authorisation of…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutThe noble Lord speaks truth, as always, in this matter. We are naturally concerned by those who deliberately seek to undermine the integrity of the vaccine. However, we are also…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutMy Lords, the precise status of each vaccine in the pipeline is a subject for dialogue between the vaccine manufacturers and the MHRA. I can tell the noble Baroness that we are…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutMy Lords, the JCVI has laid out a clear prioritisation, putting great emphasis on those who are older—the over-80s—and those in social care. The vaccine will come to those who are…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, as few will be surprised to know, the rollout of the flu vaccine has been hugely successful this year; the take-up has been massive. I am not aware, from the stats that…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineI thank my noble friend for his kind words. I reassure him that everyone in Britain who wants a vaccine will get one. In fact, we are going to do everything that we can to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, the noble Lord raises an important challenge there; fairness and equity are important in this important time. However, I will try to assess the situation: we have…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineAs ever, the noble Lord is extremely wise in his observation. He is entirely right to hold us to account. There is no point in enjoying this fine moment too much when you have the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for that large number of thoughtful and nuanced questions, and I will try to cover as much ground as I possibly can. I start by supporting the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineThe noble Baroness will probably have noticed earlier today the recent publication of test and trace figures, which showed a dramatic improvement in both the tracing numbers and…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, the support we are giving to social care throughout this period is incredibly important. I should be happy to meet with Care UK to discuss this. I cannot duck the issue.…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineThe noble Baroness is right about the NHS volunteers. We would very much like to work with those who stepped forward. Their move was extremely welcome and kindly meant. However,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineI am slightly surprised by the tone of the noble Lord’s question. If there were ever a moment when my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health deserved a bit of…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineI welcome the noble Lord’s challenge and completely endorse his point that tracing will remain important. Not everyone will take the vaccine initially; it will not be available to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, difficult decisions have to be made by everyone in this. The JCVI has looked very carefully indeed at the challenge of how to prioritise this vaccine, taking…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, in relation to the logistical nightmare, one of the nice things about vaccines is that they do not take up much space: they are relatively compact, so I am not sure that…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineI remind the noble Lord that the criteria sent out by the JCVI are extremely simple and mainly driven by age, so the selection procedure is very straightforward. He is right that…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, we all believe that we must protect the safety of patients, while preserving their access to new and innovative medicines. The instruments that we are discussing today,…02 Dec 2020