Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79235

Cancer: Vaccination

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what pre-clinical animal testing was conducted prior to reaching the clinical vaccine trial stage for AHEAD-MERIT (BNT113).

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that all medicines and vaccines, including cancer vaccines, meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and efficacy before they are approved for use in humans. N...
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