A question on #RespiratorySyncytialVirus tabled by Lord Turnberg on 28-11-2024 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Question ID: 1745677
UIN: HL3048
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-11-28
Asking Member ID: 2537
Asking Member display name: Lord Turnberg
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government why there is an upper age limit of 79 years for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination.
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Date answered: 2024-12-06
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: The policy for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which is an independent expert advisory committee on vaccination and immunisation. This advice is provided...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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