Meningitis: Vaccination
(asked on 17th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the meningitis B vaccine, Bexsero, is included in the 2015 childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 24th March 2015
We are seeking to reach a positive conclusion to the negotiations with the manufacturer for supply of the meningococcal B vaccine, Bexsero® at a cost-effective price, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, as soon as possible. The Department has had a number of meetings with the manufacturer and is continuing to meet.