Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the minutes of the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccinations meeting on 22 June 2021, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of delivering the second dose of the MMR vaccine at 18 months; and if he will make a statement.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is currently considering whether there is sufficient evidence to recommend delivering the second dose of the MMR vaccine at 18 months. We will be guided by their advice.