United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3227
Shingles: Vaccination
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20 May 2026
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30 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what operational, clinical or supply-side factors informed the decision to phase the expansion of the shingles vaccination programme to adults aged 60 and over between 2028 and 2033.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what operational, clinical or supply-side factors informed the decision to phase the expansion of the shingles vaccination programme to adults aged 60 and over between 2028 and 2033.
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30 June 2026
Answer
The shingles vaccine was previously available as part of the national immunisation programme to those aged 70 years old and over. In 2019, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that the shingles vaccination programme shoul...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3227
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907938
- uk · wq-1907938 · source updated 30 June 2026