Next week we will also have seven vaccination centres opening in places such as sports stadia and exhibition centres. Including 595 GP-led sites with a further 180 opening later this weekĪnd 107 hospital sites – with another 100 later this week Including older care home residents and staffĪnd all those who are clinically extremely vulnerable.Īnd in working towards that target there are already almost 1,000 vaccination centres across the country It is significant that we have already vaccinated more than 650,000 people in this age group,Īlmost 1 in 4 of one of the most vulnerable groups will all have a significant degree of immunity.īy February 15th the NHS is committed to offering a vaccination to everyone in the top four priority groups Which is aimed at saving the most lives in the fastest possible time.Īnd given that the average age of Covid fatalities is over 80, Our NHS is following the plan drawn up by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation We have immunised over 1.1 million people in England Protecting our NHS whilst it carries out the vaccinations that will finally free us from this wretched virus.Īnd Mr Speaker, there is a fundamental difference between the regulations before the House today,Īnd the position we have faced at any previous stage,īecause now we have the vaccines that are the means of our escapeĪnd we will use every available second of the lockdown to place this invisible shield around the elderly and the vulnerable.Īlready – with Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca combined – With permission, I shall make a statement about the measures we are taking to defeat this new variant of Covid-19,
Thank you very much Mr Speaker and can I share your gratitude to the House of Commons staff for all their efforts, their hard work to allow us to meet today in the way that we are.Īnd before I begin my statement, I know the thoughts of the whole House are with the Hon Member for Cardiff Central who is currently in hospital with Covid, and we wish her a full and speedy recovery.
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