Vaccination: Older People
Commons · Question 19592 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Calum Miller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility of Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommendations to include people over 79.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 16 Dec 2024
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is the United Kingdom’s expert committee that advises the Government on immunisations programmes. In line with JCVI’s advice, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme for adults...