PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Chickenpox: Vaccination (18 May 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the chickenpox vaccination in the childhood vaccination programme.
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Answer
The decision to offer a chickenpox vaccine to all children in the United Kingdom is under ongoing review by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
The JCVI has previously advised that offering a universal varicella or chickenpox vaccination programme would not be cost-effective and is highly likely to increase the risk of severe disease and complications in adulthood, both from chickenpox and shingles.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
24 May 2021
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