Written questions

Meningitis: Vaccination

Commons · Question 129504 · Tabled 23 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Rosie Duffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of inequalities in access to meningococcal group B vaccination for teenagers and young adults who are not eligible for NHS-funded vaccination, including wher

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 29 Apr 2026

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has asked the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation (JCVI) to re-examine eligibility for meningitis vaccines to assess, for example, an expanded offer to older children and/o...