Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21525

Influenza: Vaccination

Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 9 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Kim Leadbeater

LabourSpen Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the eligibility criteria for winter flu vaccinations.

Answer

Eligibility for the seasonal influenza vaccination programme is based on the advice and recommendations of an independent expert committee, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The latest JCVI advice on seasonal influenza vaccines i...

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