Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23496

Influenza: Vaccination

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025

Question

Kim Leadbeater

LabourSpen Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21525 on Influenza: Vaccination, whether he plans to expand the eligibility criteria for winter flu vaccinations in the context of trends in the

Answer

Eligibility for the seasonal influenza vaccination programme is based on the advice and recommendations of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). This advice is kept under regular review.Trends in influenza activity varies...

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