A question on #RespiratorySyncytialVirus #Vaccination tabled by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick on 10-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
Question ID: 1811363
UIN: HL8325
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-10
Asking Member ID: 4130
Asking Member display name: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Asking Member handle: MRitchieSD
Asking Member Twitter reference: @MRitchieSD
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination to include people aged over 80, clinical risk groups, and immunocompromised populatio
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: During the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) meeting of 5 February 2025, the Department confirmed that any extension to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme, including to those aged 80 years old and above as wel...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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