Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Ms Louise Bicknell
By email to
: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
15 December 2022
Dear Ms Bicknell,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1428148
Thank you for your request dated 30 November to the Department of Health and Social
Care (DHSC), a copy of which can be found in the accompanying annex.
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Annex
-----Original Message-----
From: Louise Bicknell xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: 29 November 2022 16:15
To: FreedomofInformation
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications about Evusheld between
Professor James Palmer and the Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
For the period 1 April 2022 to 6 September 2022
All direct communications between Professor James Palmer with the Antivirals and
Therapeutics Taskforce (should this have its own email address or electronic identity) in
which Evusheld (i.e. the combination of Tixagevimab and cilgavimab, AZD7742 or any
other name that is used by the DHSC for this) is mentioned, whether by email or other
electronic means.
Yours faithfully,
Louise Bicknell