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HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineI am grateful to my noble friend for the question on international vaccines. He is right that no single country holds the keys to victory against this invisible enemy and we must…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, my understanding at the moment is that it is not necessary to take a coronavirus test before having the vaccine. This has been one of the subjects of the trials that…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, Amendment 67A, put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, relates to veterinary devices. This is a proposed new clause seeking to ensure that the Secretary of State…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI will get to back to the noble Lord with the specific answer to that question, if I may.11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for that really important discussion of these critical amendments and provisions. I will take a moment to run through them in some detail.…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI can give a couple of illustrative examples if that would be helpful, but to run through the whole philosophy and system is probably beyond my ability or the time afforded by…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, the noble Baroness is entirely right that the range of people who can administer this vaccine is extremely wide. The challenge of administering so many vaccines in such…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, I completely agree with the noble Lord that prevention is the key. In our document on the matter, Advancing O ur H ealth: P revention in the 2020s , we have committed to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesThe noble Lord asked for a general commitment on dentists and their staff. I reassure him that we value the dentist profession and their staff, and the Covid pandemic has only…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, the concern about children is particularly acute. We are especially keen to encourage parents, to ensure that they are still bringing children forward. That is why we…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, my noble friend is right to allude to the confusion around the closure of dental practices. We have made it crystal clear that in the second lockdown all dental…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, the noble Baroness refers to the prioritisation of patients in the constrained appointment flow of dentists. She is entirely right that those who have vulnerabilities,…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesMy Lords, I completely acknowledge the challenge that the noble Baroness has described. Many dentists can see only 20% of their normal cases, and around half can see about 50%.…10 Nov 2020