Written questions

Meningitis: Vaccination

Commons · Question 120544 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has any newly available (a) evidence or (b) modelling related to carriage studies and the potential impact of routinely offering Meningit

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 27 Apr 2026

The Department makes decisions on vaccination programmes following careful consideration of independent expert advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI does not currently recommend a routine MenB booster vaccination...