British Isles Public Officials
List of British Isles Public Officials who have received certified letters and faxes, providing cititcal information about the H1N1 virus vaccine.
England
 Prime Minister Gordon Brown
London
Response:
"...Thank you for your e-petition. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has strict processes in place for licensing pandemic vaccines.
In preparing for a pandemic, appropriate trials to assess safety and the immune responses have been carried out on vaccines very similar to the swine flu vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to have a good safety profile.
No decision has been taken to embark on a mass vaccination campaign, but any vaccination against swine flu would not be compulsory. Everyone has a right to refuse the swine flu vaccination, or any other vaccination. Where a child is too young to consent themselves to being vaccinated, the right to decide rests with the person with parental responsibility.
There was no vaccine available to protect against the 1918/19 Spanish flu. However, the UK will be in the fortunate position of being able to offer protection to those most at risk from swine flu once the vaccine becomes available.
People should be reassured that so far the virus is generally mild in most cases. However, it is proving more serious in some cases and sadly a small number of people have died. The World Health Organisation (WHO) advice is that serious cases should be treated immediately.
The UK is one of the best-prepared countries in the world when it comes to dealing with the pandemic. We have a large stockpile of antivirals, and the vaccine is in the process of being licensed. NHS organisations have plans in place to cope with the effects of a pandemic.
The Government will continue to take the best independent scientific advice to inform our decisions on vaccination issues."
See: http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20729
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 Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Secretary of State for Health
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 Rt Hon Ed Balls
Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families London
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 Andrew Lansley MP
Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
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 Nigel Farage, MEP Partyleader
UKIP (UK Independence Party)
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 Caroline Lucas, MEP
Leader of the green party
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 Dr Hamish Meldrum, Chairman
BMA (British Medical Association)
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 Health Protection Agency
(England UK) |
 National Institute for Biological Standards and Control NIBSC
(England UK) |
 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency MHRA (England UK) |
 Dr June M Raine, CBE
Director Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines |
 Sir Liam Donaldson
Chief Medical Officer (England UK) |
Rt Hon Andy Burnham, MP
Secretary of State for Health (England UK) |
 Mike O'Brien, MP
Minister of State for Health Services (England UK) |
 Gillian Merron, MP
Minister of State for Public Health (England UK) |
 Phil Hope, MP
Minister of State for Care Services (England UK) |
 Ann Keen, MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Services (England UK) |
 Professor Lindsey Davies
National Director of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (England UK) |
 Sian Jarvis, DoH
Director General of Communications (England UK) |
Rt Hon Ed Balls, MP
Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families (England UK) |
 Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo, MP
Minister of State for Children Young People and Families (England UK) |
 Norman Lamb, MP
Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk
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 Thomas Lönngren
Executive Director, European Medicines Agency (England, UK based) |
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Ireland
 Mary Harney
Department of Health and Children Hawkins House
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 Taoiseach Brian Cowen
Department of the Taoiseach
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 Batt O’Keeffe
Minister for Education
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 Barry Andrews, TD
Minister for Children & Youth Affairs (Ireland)
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 Dr Tony Holohan
Chief Medical Officer (Ireland)
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 Dr Darina O’Flanagan
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (Ireland)
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 Pat O'Mahony
Chairman, Irish Medicines Board (Ireland)
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Northern Ireland
 Michael McGimpsey
Minister for Health Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland) |
 Peter Robinson
First Minister
Belfast
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 Dr Michael McBride
Chief Medical Officer (Northern Ireland,UK) |
 Caitríona Ruane
Education Minister (Northern Ireland,UK) |
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Scotland
The Right Hon. Alex Salmond, MSP
 First Minister for Scotland
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 Shona Robison
Minister for Public health
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 Dr Kevin Woods
Director General Health |
 Nicola Sturgeon, MSP
Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing |
 Fiona Hyslop, MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning |
 John Swinney, MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth |
 Kenny MacAskill, MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Justice |
 Richard Lochhead, MSP
Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment |
 Bruce Crawford, MSP
Minister for Parliamentary Business |
 Adam Ingram, MSP
Minister for Children and the Early Years |
 Fergus Ewing, MSP
Minister for Community Safety |
 Roseanna Cunningham, MSP
Minister for Environment
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 Health Protection Scotland |
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Wales
 Dr Tony Jewell
Chief Medical Officer (Wales UK)
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 Edwina Hart MBE AM
Minister for Health and Social Services (Wales UK) |
 Paul Williams OBE. DMS. CIHM. CCMI. FRSA
Chief Executive National Health Service (NHS) Wales (Wales UK) |
 Rt Honourable Rhodri Morgan
First Minister Welsh Assembly
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Edwina Hart, MBE AM
Minister for Health and Social Services Welsh Assembly Government
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 Jane Hutt AM
Minister for Children Education Lifelong Learning and Skills (Wales UK) |
 Dr Harry Burns,
Chief Medical Officer (Wales,UK) |
 Ms Frances R Wood,
Pandemic Flu (Wales,UK) |
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