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COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Policy

This policy addresses the ongoing delivery and regulation of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination programmes in the UK, managed by the Department of Health and Social Care. It includes amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to facilitate vaccine administration, vaccine damage compensation provisions, and seasonal vaccination updates.

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2026

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2024

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2023

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30 Oct 2023 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Supporting the delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination — outcome published

Seeks views on proposed changes to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to support the ongoing delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Amendments to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of th…
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↓ Amendments to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of the Human Medi… (32pp) ↓ Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to suppo… ↓ Annex A: public sector equality duty
18 Sep 2023 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Supporting the delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination — consultation closed

Seeks views on proposed changes to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to support the ongoing delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Amendments to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of th…
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↓ Amendments to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of the Human Medi… (32pp) ↓ Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to suppo… ↓ Annex A: public sector equality duty
4 Sep 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Autumn Vaccination Update

UIN: HCWS997 On 8 August 2023, the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published advice on who should be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine in autumn 2023. The Government accepted this advice. COVID-19 booster vaccine eligibility Those e...

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4 Sep 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Autumn Vaccination Update

UIN: HLWS982 My Hon friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy) (Maria Caulfield) has made the following Written Statement: On 8 August 2023, the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation...

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7 Aug 2023 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Supporting the delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination — consultation opened

Seeks views on proposed changes to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to support the ongoing delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Amendments to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of th…
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↓ Amendments to regulations 3A, 19 and 247A of the Human Medi… (32pp) ↓ Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to suppo… ↓ Annex A: public sector equality duty

2022

13 events
29 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Covid-19 Update

UIN: HLWS720 My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Sajid Javid) has made the following written statement:IntroductionOn 21 February 2022, the Government published, “COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19” which set out the government’s p...

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1 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Covid-19 Update

UIN: HLWS635 My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Sajid Javid) has made the following written statement:COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment - revocation consultation responseOn 31 January, I announced this government’s inte...

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24 Jan 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Covid-19 Update

UIN: HLWS542 My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Sajid Javid) has made the following written statement:As part of our commitment to reducing the cases of hospitalisation and serious illness due to COVID-19, the …

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2021

14 events
10 Dec 2021 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector — outcome published

The government is seeking views on whether or not to extend vaccination requirements to other health and care settings for COVID-19 and also for flu.

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↓ Flu vaccine uptake (social care) 2020 - capacity tracker ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (30pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (31pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (32pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (37pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (38pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (33pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (37pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (42pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (46pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (34pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (72pp) ↓ Consultation responses: data tables ↓ Respondent demographics: data tables ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (69pp) ↓ Impact assessment – DHSC further analysis and information ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (9pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in health and … (22pp)
3 Dec 2021 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Covid-19 update

UIN: HCWS442 Today the Government publishes the Health and Social Care Approach to Winter. This joint publication between DHSC and NHS England and Improvement sets out the expected challenges of this winter, and the wide range of preparations we have …

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22 Oct 2021 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector — consultation closed

The government is seeking views on whether or not to extend vaccination requirements to other health and care settings for COVID-19 and also for flu.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in…
+27 more
↓ Flu vaccine uptake (social care) 2020 - capacity tracker ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (30pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (31pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (32pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (37pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (38pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (33pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (37pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (42pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (46pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (34pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (72pp) ↓ Consultation responses: data tables ↓ Respondent demographics: data tables ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (69pp) ↓ Impact assessment – DHSC further analysis and information ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (9pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in health and … (22pp)
9 Sep 2021 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector — consultation opened

The government is seeking views on whether or not to extend vaccination requirements to other health and care settings for COVID-19 and also for flu.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in…
+27 more
↓ Flu vaccine uptake (social care) 2020 - capacity tracker ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (30pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (31pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (32pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (37pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (38pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (33pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (37pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (42pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (41pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (46pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (39pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (43pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (34pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (72pp) ↓ Consultation responses: data tables ↓ Respondent demographics: data tables ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (69pp) ↓ Impact assessment – DHSC further analysis and information ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health … (9pp) ↓ Making vaccination a condition of deployment in health and … (22pp)
9 Sep 2021 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

COVID-19 Update

UIN: HCWS273 I wish to inform the House of the action the Government is taking to consider how to further improve uptake of Covid-19 and Flu vaccinations by those who work in our health and social care services. Following a …

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5 Aug 2021 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Distributing vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and flu — outcome published

We want your views on proposed changes to the Human Medicine Regulations to help with the safe and efficient distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and expanded flu vaccine programme in the UK, along with treatments for COVID-19 and any other …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Consultation document: changes to Human Medicin…
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↓ Draft statutory instrument: the Human Medicines (Coronaviru… (12pp) ↓ Government response: consultation on changes to the Human M…
18 Jan 2021 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Community Pharmacy Vaccinations

UIN: HCWS718 I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honourable and Right Honourable members to bring to their attention two contingent liabilities. One relating to clinical negligence liabilities incurred by pharmacy led Covid-19 vaccination sites between 1 Ja...

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2020

2 events
19 Sep 2020 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Distributing vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and flu — consultation closed

We want your views on proposed changes to the Human Medicine Regulations to help with the safe and efficient distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and expanded flu vaccine programme in the UK, along with treatments for COVID-19 and any other …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Consultation document: changes to Human Medicin…
+2 more
↓ Draft statutory instrument: the Human Medicines (Coronaviru… (12pp) ↓ Government response: consultation on changes to the Human M…
28 Aug 2020 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Distributing vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and flu — consultation opened

We want your views on proposed changes to the Human Medicine Regulations to help with the safe and efficient distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and expanded flu vaccine programme in the UK, along with treatments for COVID-19 and any other …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Consultation document: changes to Human Medicin…
+2 more
↓ Draft statutory instrument: the Human Medicines (Coronaviru… (12pp) ↓ Government response: consultation on changes to the Human M…

2019

4 events
11 Jun 2019 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes

Consultation on the 2016 report into the cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurement (CEMIPP).

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↓ Review of cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation p… (26pp) ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (20pp) ↓ Cost-effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (15pp)
11 Jun 2019 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes — outcome published

Consultation on the 2016 report into the cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurement (CEMIPP).

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination … (19pp)
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↓ Review of cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation p… (26pp) ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (20pp) ↓ Cost-effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (15pp)

2018

2 events
29 Jun 2018 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes — consultation closed

Consultation on the 2016 report into the cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurement (CEMIPP).

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination … (19pp)
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↓ Review of cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation p… (26pp) ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (20pp) ↓ Cost-effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (15pp)
26 Feb 2018 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes — consultation opened

Consultation on the 2016 report into the cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurement (CEMIPP).

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination … (19pp)
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↓ Review of cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation p… (26pp) ↓ Cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (20pp) ↓ Cost-effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes … (15pp)

2015

3 events
13 Mar 2015 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Prevention and control of infections: code of practice — consultation closed

Seeks views on the revised code of practice for prevention and control of infections and the related guidance.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Pr… (96pp)
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↓ Letter: revision of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 cod… (9pp) ↓ Response to the consultation on the Health and Social Care … (13pp)
30 Jan 2015 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Prevention and control of infections: code of practice — consultation opened

Seeks views on the revised code of practice for prevention and control of infections and the related guidance.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Pr… (96pp)
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↓ Letter: revision of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 cod… (9pp) ↓ Response to the consultation on the Health and Social Care … (13pp)
30 Jan 2015 | Consultation outcome Department of Health and Social Care linked

Prevention and control of infections: code of practice — outcome published

Seeks views on the revised code of practice for prevention and control of infections and the related guidance.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Pr… (96pp)
+2 more
↓ Letter: revision of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 cod… (9pp) ↓ Response to the consultation on the Health and Social Care … (13pp)