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Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levels of the uptake of the flu vaccine.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
16 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levels of the uptake of the flu vaccine.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Department works closely with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England to encourage everyone who is eligible to get their flu vaccine. This is supported by a national Get Winter Strong marketing campaign to encourage uptake of the flu vaccine.For...

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