To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's recommendation in November 2024 to limit COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for the Autumn 2025 vaccination campaign, what assessment they have made of the resulting risk of social isolation and requirements for households to shield clinically at-risk family members excluded from COVID-19 vaccination.
Answered on
10 February 2025
The independent Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the Department on the approach to vaccination and immunisation. On 13 November 2024, the JCVI published advice on the COVID-19 vaccination programme covering vaccination in 2025 and spring 2026. This advice is available on the GOV.UK website, in an online only format.
The Government is considering the JCVI’s advice on autumn 2025 carefully and will respond in due course.