Covid-19 Update

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:00 am on 26 November 2021.

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Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 11:00, 26 November 2021

Regardless of the news about this variant, the booster programme remains crucial. In fact, as I said earlier, it is even more important because of this news. My hon. Friend asked about whether the programme can be extended to lower age categories; as he knows, boosters were extended to the 40-to-49 age group on Monday, and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is already considering whether the programme can be extended further. I await its advice.