Vaccination

(asked on 12th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for vaccines to be suitable for people who are (a) immunocompromised and who cannot receive a live vaccine and (b) allergic to commonly used vaccine components or carrier liquids.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th January 2021

The Green Book ‘Immunisation against infectious disease’ provides information on vaccines and vaccination procedures for all the vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the United Kingdom. This is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book#the-green-book

The Green book offers guidance, but specialist advice may also be sought depending on individual circumstances and an assessment weighing the benefits and the risks of the vaccination and what potential alternatives there are.

For those who cannot receive a specific vaccine, there may be a suitable alternative or they may not receive the vaccination. Depending on the type of vaccine required, population herd protection may already be established affording indirect protection to unvaccinated individuals. It may also be possible to vaccinate household and other close contacts instead. A vaccine can also be offered before and after any immunosuppressive treatment.

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