Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106785

Meningitis: Vaccination

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will next consider the potential merits of offering the Meningitis B vaccine to teenagers on the NHS.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) meningococcal sub-committee have met several times over 2024 and 2025 to discuss the meningococcal vaccination programme. In June 2025, the sub-committee noted that when available, they would like...

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