Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 123274
Shingles: Vaccination
Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 7 April 2026
Question
Bambos Charalambous
Labour — Southgate and Wood Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has assessed the potential impact on the NHS in winter 2026-27 of providing the shingles vaccination programme to adults aged 80 in April 2027; and whether it has considered
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonIn November 2024, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) provided advice on eligibility for the shingles vaccination programme for adults aged 80 years old and over. The Government continues to carefully consider the JCVI’s advice.We a...
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