Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121607
Meningitis: Vaccination
Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessments has the department made of the potential benefits of extending the meningitis B vaccination programme to teenagers.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonMeningococcal disease is an uncommon but serious disease caused by meningococcal bacteria. The MenACWY vaccine offers good protection against several strains of meningococcal disease and is routinely offered to teenagers in school years 9 and 10. However,...
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