Shingles: Vaccination
2026-05-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL52 · Official question
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the implementation of Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advice on the expansion of the NHS shingles vaccination programme to adults aged (1) 80 and over, and (2) 60 and ove
Answer
The Government is carefully considering the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI’s) advice on expanding shingles vaccination to adults aged 80 years old and over. We are working through this process as quickly as possible.Adults turning...