3. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19 Vaccinations

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:45 pm on 2 February 2021.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 3:45, 2 February 2021

Minister, this Sunday, Cwm Taf health board completed its vaccination of all the care homes and care home staff, and I think all the staff who contributed to that, in very difficult weather, sometimes, should actually really be congratulated for the effort that's been achieved there.

Can I raise just two points with you? One is the issue of home vaccinations. Obviously, there is a concern that there may be those who cannot get out of their home for whatever reason, et cetera, needing to be vaccinated at home. There appear to be some confused messages over that. I wonder if that could be looked at, just in terms of clarity, because obviously people do feel anxious about that. One further point is, of course, you'll have seen the Office for National Statistics data in respect of the death rate of taxi drivers and bus and coach drivers—for taxi drivers, 101 deaths per 100,000; bus and coach drivers, 83 per 100,000—and I was just wondering if there was any attention being given to either the safety aspects in respect of their work, or the work that they are doing particularly with the transportation of doctors and nurses, to whether it be vaccination centres, surgeries, hospitals and so on. Thank you, Minister.