§ 30. Mr. M. MacPhersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the present arrangements for the use of B.C.G. vaccine as a preventive measure against tuberculosis.
§ Mr. WoodburnRegional Hospital Boards are arranging to offer B.C.G. vaccination to hospital nurses and medical students. All local health authorities have been invited to arrange, on the advice of the appropriate chest physician, for the B.C.G. vaccination of contacts of persons suffering from tuberculosis.
§ Mr. MacPhersonDoes my right hon. Friend anticipate any difficulty in obtaining the necessary supplies of this vaccine?
§ Mr. WoodburnIt does not exist in mass form, but my hon. Friend will be interested to know that his own county was the first to make application for this, and arrangements have been made to fly this material from Denmark for use in Stirling on 17th November.