Meningitis: Vaccination

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the revised recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation made on 16 July 2026 relating to unprimed adolescents' MenB vaccinations, whether she will take steps to offer Men B vaccinations in a 2-dose schedule to adolescents born on or before 30 April 2015.


Answered by
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 10th September 2026

I refer the Hon. Member to the GOV.UK news story on this issue which was published on 16 July and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jcvi-publishes-new-recommendation-to-government-on-adolescent-menb-vaccination

Any further updates will be announced in the normal way in due course.

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