Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 34714

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Michelle Welsh

LabourSherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the covid-19 vaccination from Autumn 2025 to include people with severe lung conditions.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The independent Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the Department on the approach to vaccination and immunisation programmes. The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illn...

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