Question reference: S5W-35454
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 22 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what priority will be given to university staff in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
Answer
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 university staff may fall into the priority risk groups set out by the JCVI; these individuals will receive an invitation to their vaccine appointment.