Question reference: S5W-33861
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 7 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the new national protocol allowing healthcare support workers to administer vaccinations will come into effect.
Answer
National protocols that allow appropriately trained, competent healthcare support workers to administer the Pfizer and Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines with suitable clinical supervision first came into effect on 21 January 2021. These are updated from time to time to reflect changes to clinical information and classes of person permitted to vaccinate. Recent changes were made to the protocols for Pfizer and Oxford AstraZeneca on 22 February 2021.