Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14213

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Claire Hazelgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of eligibility criteria for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccination programme for adults with serious underlying respiratory conditions, including pu

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

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