Written questions

Influenza: Vaccination

Commons · Question 86378 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of offering free flu vaccines to (a) charity and (b) voluntary workers on the health of vulnerable people.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 21 Nov 2025

Eligibility for a free National Health Service flu vaccine is guided, each year, by advice and recommendations from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and is kept under regular review. The aim of the flu vaccination pro...