Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71877
Shingles: Vaccination
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the equity of access to the shingles vaccine.
Answer
Ashley DaltonPreviously, the shingles vaccine was available to people turning 65 and 70 years old, up until their 80th birthday, and to severely immunosuppressed individuals aged 50 years old and over.As of 1 September 2025, approximately 300,000 more people have beco...
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