Question follow-through · 9121

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of age-based eligibility criteria for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of age-based eligibility criteria for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    In June 2023, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) suggested an initial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme to potentially vaccinate a cohort aged from 75 to 79 years old, and then for those turning 75 years old in subsequent...

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