AQW 21719/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 08/07/2021
Answered On Date: 19/08/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider using the flu jab list to ensure everyone with asthma or another lung condition is prioritised for future COVID-19 booster vaccinations.

Answer:

As the member may already be aware vaccination policy in Northern Ireland is based on the recommendations and advice provided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) which advised the 4 UK Health Ministers.

JCVI has issued interim advice on the Covid-19 booster programme, which can be found at the following link:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jcvi-issues-interim-advice-on-covid-19-booster-vaccination

This advice is interim. Further advice is expected in the near future which will clarify the extent of alignment JCVI recommends between the Covid Booster vaccination and the flu vaccination list.