Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3211
Shingles: Vaccination
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure people aged between 65 and 70 who turned 65 before 1 September 2023 can access the shingles vaccine.
Answer
When a vaccination programme is expanded, decisions must be made regarding who to offer the vaccine to first. These decisions are based on advice given by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), and includes evidence of the impact of t...
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