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UK Covid-19 Inquiry Chair announces 2024—2025 public hearing dates

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Published on: 05 March 2024

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LNB News 05/03/2024

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Issue Date: 05 March 2024

Published Date: 05 March 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Hallett, has announced plans for the public hearing dates in three further investigations that will take place from autumn 2024 until spring 2025. Module 3 public hearings will investigate the impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems and will run from 9 September 2024 until 28 November 2024, with a two week break between 14 and 25 October 2024. Baroness Hallett plans to hear evidence for Module 4 (examining vaccines, therapeutics and anti-viral treatment) from 14 January 2025 and for Module 5 (exploring pandemic procurement) from 3 March 2025. Hearing dates for Module 6 (examining the care sector) will be announced later in 2024. Baroness Hallett has said that the report for Module 1 will be published in mid-2024 and that she aims to conclude public hearings by summer 2026.

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