Written questions

Meningitis: Vaccination

Commons · Question 5048 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding access to the MenB vaccine to cohorts who missed vaccination following its introduction into the routine schedule.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2026

On 12 June 2026, a one-off vaccination programme was launched to help to protect those at highest immediate risk while the Government monitors and assesses new evidence to determine whether there has been a change in the way MenB affects people and whethe...