Question reference: S5W-33954
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 9 December 2020 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when care-dependent people who live at home will receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Answer
Those who are entitled to a vaccine will be contacted by their Health Board letting them know where they will receive the vaccine and how to book their appointment.
We are adhering to the priority list devised by the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) who have advised an age-based programme will capture those with clinical risk factors as the risk of death is very strongly linked with age, more so than any other factor. A number of care-dependent people who live at home may fall into the priority risk groups set out by the JCVI; these individuals will receive an invitation to their vaccine appointment.