Meningitis: Vaccination
Commons · Question 121846 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what the current level of the stockpile of MenB vaccine is and (b) whether her Department has assessed whether stockpiles are sufficient for the current meningitis B outbreak, including through
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 22 Apr 2026
The risk of infection to the wider population remains low. A targeted vaccination programme has been extended to everyone who has been offered preventative antibiotic treatment as part of this outbreak. A single course of antibiotics is highly effective a...