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SCWG: Estimating the minimum level of vaccine coverage in care home settings, March 2021

Consensus statement by the Social Care Working Group (SCWG).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 21 May 2021
• Last updated: 16 July 2021 — See all updates

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SCWG: Estimating the minimum level of vaccine coverage in care home settings, March 2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-vaccination-a-condition-of-deployment-in-older-adult-care-homes/social-care-working-group-consensus-statement-march-2021

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Consensus statement prepared by the Social Care Working Group (SCWG) on estimating minimum levels of vaccine coverage in care homes. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 90 on 27 May 2021, but not considered or discussed in the meeting.

The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 16 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 16 July 2021

   This paper was released as part of a batch of SAGE documents on 16 July 2021.

2. 21 May 2021

   First published.