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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-08more like thismore than 2022-11-08
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Coronavirus: Disease Control more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) control the numbers of covid-19 cases, (b) protect people vulnerable to covid-19, (c) support people shielding and (d) ensure that people of all incomes are able to access lateral flow tests in winter 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Zarah Sultana more like this
uin 82460 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-16more like thismore than 2022-11-16
answer text <p>‘COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19’, published in February, set out how COVID-19 will be managed in the same way as other respiratory viruses. The vaccination and booster programme and the availability of antiviral treatments has ensured a much lower risk of severe illness or hospitalisation.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to provide free symptomatic testing to those at highest risk and symptomatic testing during periods of high prevalence. The shielding scheme ended in 2021 and our guidance advises those previously considered as clinically extremely vulnerable to manage their risk as appropriate. Free lateral flow device tests are provided to those at greatest risk of serious illness from COVID-19, while testing kits are also available from retailers.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Harborough more like this
answering member printed Neil O'Brien more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-16T14:39:02.77Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-16T14:39:02.77Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
tabling member
4786
label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this