Preparation of the COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19 by HMG in respect of prophylaxis treatments
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Preparation of the COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19 by HMG in respect of prophylaxis treatments
On 21 February 2022 HMG published the “COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19
The government’s plan for removing the remaining legal restrictions while protecting people most vulnerable to COVID-19 and maintaining resilience.”
Please provide me with any advice and costings on the use of prophylaxis treatments (excluding vaccines) that was considered by HMG when preparing this plan.
It is notable that the use of prophylaxis as a means of protection for the people most vulnerable to COVID-19 is not mentioned in this plan as a potential option, hence my interest in this question.
Yours faithfully,
Louise Bicknell
Dear Ms Bicknell,
Thank you for your request of 2 March under the Freedom of Information Act
(our ref:FOI-1440831)
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Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Ms Bicknell,
Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
to your recent FOI request (our ref: FOI-1440831).
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
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