Coronavirus: Vaccination
Commons · Question 98701 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting eligibility for free covid-19 vaccinations on (a) infection rates, (b) hospital admissions and (c) levels of mortality
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Jan 2026
The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of serious illness, resulting in hospitalisations and deaths, arising from COVID-19.The JCVI is an independent expert committee which reviews the latest data on COVID-19...