HC Deb 15 July 1993 vol 228 cc628-9W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies she has commissioned into the desirability of vaccinating people who have undergone splenectomy against pneumonia and septicaemia.

Mr. Sackville

None. We have recommended to all doctors that people who have had a splenectomy should be vaccinated with the pneumococcal vaccine.