Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Novavax covid-19 vaccine will start to be rolled out in the UK.

On 3 February 2022, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency authorised Nuvaxovid (Novavax) for individuals over the age of 18 years old in the United Kingdom in line with official recommendations.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will determine the potential for its use in the UK COVID-19 vaccination programme as the evidence becomes available in due course. Once the JCVI has considered the evidence, it will make an official recommendation to the Government.