Written questions

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Commons · Question 6977 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing clinical-risk groups from eligibility for NHS COVID-19 vaccination on people with severe heart failure and cardiomyopathy

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 9 Jun 2026

The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...