Thursday, December 9, 2021

New measures in response to Covid-19 scrutinised by commons committee

The Science and Technology Committee is to hold a special evidence session ahead of a debate in the House of Commons on the afternoon of Tuesday 14 December to approve new measures in response to covid-19. The new measures were announced by the Government yesterday.

Purpose of the session

The Committee’s session will explore the current understanding and

analysis of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Topics will include:

  • updates on the latest understanding of Omicron
  • vaccines
  • the latest experience of South Africa
  • non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)

This session will be the twenty-seventh of the Committee's inquiry into UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks.

Witnesses

Tuesday 14 December 2021

At 9.30am:

  • Dr Angelique Coetzee, Chair, South African Medical Association.

At approx. 10.00am:  

  • Dame Kate Bingham, Former Chair, Vaccine Taskforce.

At approx. 10.30am:  

  • Professor Wei Shen Lim, Chair, COVID-19 panel Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

 At approx. 11.30am:  

  • Dr Jenny Harries, Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency.

Further information

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