Written question asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 April 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Shingles: Vaccination
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take towards a decision on the expansion of the shingles national immunisation programme for adult cohorts aged 80 and over, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in November 2024, and what is their timeline for that decision.
- Answer
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In November 2024, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation provided advice to the Government on eligibility for the shingles vaccination programme. This included advice that the Government should consider expanding the shingles vaccination offer to include older adult cohorts aged 80 years old and over, as well as severely immunosuppressed adults aged 18 years old and over.
The Department is considering this advice as it sets the policy on who should be offered shingles vaccinations, and will update in due course. A timeline for decision-making has not been formally agreed.
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- HL6370
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- 2024-26
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- Older people Vaccination Shingles
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