Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23742

Vaccination: Children

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to allow children who are (a) out of school and (b) in alternative provision to receive seasonal vaccinations that are otherwise provided on school premises.

Answer

The Government is committed to protecting those most at risk from vaccine preventable diseases through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. This includes the offer of a seasonal flu vaccine to children...

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