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FOI Questions for the UKHSA on WhatDoTheyKnow

FOI Questions for the UKHSA on WhatDoTheyKnow

Trying to find clarity in how taxpayers' money is spent on pandemic preparedness

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After defining what we think the UKHSA bought, we thought we’d ask for confirmation from the horse’s mouth. Here is a list of FOI questions we have sent in blocks to the UKHSA. 

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Their format is short and focused to maximise the chance of an honest answer. They are in 6 blocks to avoid the requests being denied because finding the information would cost too much money. The cost limit is £450.

We have hyperlinked the request and would ask you to sign in to WhatDo TheyKnow (WDTK), follow the request, receipt, and perhaps the answer.

Note: The numbers in this post are sequential to the questions but on the WDTK platform they are renumbered as each request is a stand alone.

Dear UKHSA, 

With reference to your recent announcement of the purchase of more than 5 million doses of H5 influenza vaccine from CSL Sequirus UK Ltd, I have the following questions:

Summary:

Information on the purchase of influenza H5 vaccine or platform

Question 1

1a. Is it a single vaccine or a mock prepandemic platform, and …

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