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Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the take up of flu vaccinations so far this year.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 32 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the take up of flu vaccinations so far this year.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    For England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes provisional vaccine uptake data throughout the flu season. Weekly national level data for general practice (GP) patients is available from October to January, at the following link:https://www.g...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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