Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will update the NHS App and vaccination databases to ensure that third covid-19 vaccinations for those whose immune system is suppressed are recorded separately to booster vaccinations.

A third primary vaccination dose for patients defined as severely immunosuppressed is recorded in the Point of Care system, and appears on the NHS App, as a booster, with the booster (fourth dose) recorded as a second booster. The classification of a third dose in the NHS App does not preclude a patient from receiving a booster, nor will it impede access to any subsequent vaccinations they might require. Eligibility is based upon the patient being identified as severely immunosuppressed rather than on the number of vaccinations they have received. If a patient has been identified by a clinician as being eligible for a third primary dose or a booster dose, the Point of Care system will not be a barrier to vaccination.