AQW 16703/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to outline the reasons for the differential in terms of percentage of COVID-19 Vaccine first doses administered in England as compared to Northern Ireland.

Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 22 March 2021

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Tabled
22 March 2021
Answer due by
8 April 2021
Answered
20 April 202129 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

The member will be aware that temporary variation in vaccination numbers is to be expected although overall the uptake by the public remains very good.

To date 860,313 first doses vaccines have been administered to an eligible population of approximately 1.4 millon.

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