Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 28 January 2025.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour, Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making women with endometriosis eligible for flu vaccinations.
Andrew Gwynne
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
Eligibility for the seasonal influenza vaccination programme is based, each year, on the expert advice and recommendations of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) with the aim to protect those most at risk of serious illness and hospitalisation. This advice is kept under regular review.
The latest JCVI advice for the 2025/26 flu season is available at the following link:
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