Covid-19 Vaccines: Low-income Countries

Part of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – in the House of Commons at on 30 November 2021.

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Photo of Christopher Chope Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

A small proportion of those who are vaccinated against covid-19 suffer adverse reactions. Can my hon. Friend explain why, under the COVAX compensation scheme, we give more generous compensation—paid for by our taxpayers—to citizens in foreign countries than we give to our own citizens who suffer adverse consequences from the covid-19 vaccine?