Coronavirus: Vaccination

(asked on 6th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to prioritise potential covid-19 booster vaccinations for (a) people living with asthma and (b) unpaid carers.


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Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 12th July 2021

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published interim advice on a potential COVID-19 booster vaccination programme on 30 June, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-interim-advice-on-a-potential-coronavirus-covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-for-winter-2021-to-2022

The JCVI advises a two staged approach, with individuals in stage one offered a booster vaccine and flu vaccine as soon as possible from September. Individuals in stage two should be offered a booster vaccine as soon as practicable after stage one, with equal emphasis on deployment of the flu vaccine where eligible. The JCVI suggests those aged 16 to 49 years old who are in an influenza or COVID-19 at risk group which includes some sufferers of chronic respiratory disease and asthma, are currently included in stage two.

Based on the JCVI’s interim advice, those eligible in phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination programme are likely to be offered a booster which includes unpaid carers. Final decisions on the timing, scope and cohort eligibility, of any booster programme will be confirmed once the JCVI has provided their final advice.

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