PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Chickenpox: Vaccination (4 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help vaccinate children against chicken pox.
Asked by:
Dr Simon Opher (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Simon Opher (Labour)
Answer
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended a universal varicella chickenpox vaccination programme be introduced as part of the routine childhood schedule. The JCVI statement is available at the following link:
Ministers have accepted the JCVI recommendation, and the Department is in discussions with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency on the potential implementation of the recommendation.
Answered by:
Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
14 October 2024
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