Written questions

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

Lords · Question HL1174 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Blunkett

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of primary care practices in Sheffield did not have availability of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine by 20 September.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 15 Oct 2024

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programmes for pregnant women to protect newborns and adults aged between 75 and 79 years old began in England on 1 September 2024.Supplies of RSV vaccines were available for all general practices (GPs) and ma...