Question follow-through · 100596

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for NHS-funded COVID-19 vaccinations for carers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2026 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for NHS-funded COVID-19 vaccinations for carers.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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