Eleventh Report - The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine programme in England
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 258
13 July 2022
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Eleventh report from Session 2022-23 · published 8 Nov 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
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On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department of Health and Social Care (the Department), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS …
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Government Response Summary
The government response merely repeats the committee's introductory statement about the report's origins and scope, without providing any substantive comment or action.
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However, effective targeting is now essential because those who are not fully vaccinated are concentrated...
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However, effective targeting is now essential because those who are not fully vaccinated are concentrated in particular social groups. According to NHS England, many unvaccinated people are young city-dwellers, with just five cities accounting for a quarter of the total …
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Government Response Summary
The government disagreed with the committee's recommendation to reduce the overall number of unvaccinated adults to 2.5 million and achieve an 80% uptake for first boosters among adults within four months. They stated they continue to focus on reaching out to the unvaccinated and not fully vaccinated and are using walk-in and mobile vaccination clinics to enable easy access.
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Additionally, Mencap raised concerns with us about specific difficulties in identifying and prioritising people with...
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Additionally, Mencap raised concerns with us about specific difficulties in identifying and prioritising people with severe and profound learning disabilities.38 It said there was a need for more accessible communications for this group and to tackle needle phobia, which had …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation that NHS England and UKHSA should urgently evaluate which approaches are most effective for increasing vaccine uptake, communicate again with local areas about what works, and provide support to them to deploy the most effective approaches, but focuses its response on the recommendation regarding vulnerable groups generally and does not address Mencap's specific concerns about those with severe and profound learning disabilities.
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Finally, we note that in setting up the vaccine programme the Department provided indemnities to...
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Finally, we note that in setting up the vaccine programme the Department provided indemnities to vaccine manufacturers, which gave cover for future claims against producers for any adverse effects of their vaccines. These indemnities may add to the costs of …
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