Written questions

Meningitis: Vaccination

Commons · Question 1851 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the response of 20 April 2026 to question 125947; what progress has been made on receiving independent expert advice from the JCVI on the meningococcal B vaccination programme, in

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 3 Jun 2026

As the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care told the House on 17 March in the context of the meningococcal disease outbreak in Kent, the Joint Committee on Vaccinations (JCVI) has been asked to re-examine eligibility for meningitis vaccine...