Question reference: S5W-32353
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 7 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many flu vaccinations there are in stocks to cover the NHS (a) Forth Valley, (b) Fife and (c) Tayside area, and whether these stocks are sufficient to provide a flu vaccination to everyone living in these areas who meets the necessary criteria.
Answer
The Scottish Government has worked with the UK Government and the other devolved administrations to take a four nations approach to procuring vaccine for the 2020/21 Seasonal Flu Vaccination Programme.
The Scottish Government procured sufficient vaccine to vaccinate all eligible cohorts in each Health Board area across Scotland. This was in line with uptake planning assumptions covering 2.4m people across all eligible groups.
We delivered the vaccination programme through a phased approach, based on the best clinical advice, vaccinating those aged above 65 and those considered ‘at risk’ during October and November 2020, with vaccinations being available to vulnerable groups beyond that point.