Meningitis: Vaccination
Commons · Question 123922 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce a catch-up MenB vaccination programme for those born before May 2015 who were not eligible for the routine infant programme.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Apr 2026
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee that advises the Government on eligibility for vaccination and immunisation programmes. The JCVI have been consulted on the immediate vaccine response to...