Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49356

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure the RSV vaccine is free of charge for people over 80.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
In line with independent expert advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programmes were introduced in England in September 2024 to protect infants, via maternal vaccination, and...
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