Health: Meningitis B Vaccine Debate

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Baroness Masham of Ilton

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Pensions Bill
Monday 24th February 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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The noble Lord makes a series of very important points. I know he will understand that it would be wrong for me to be drawn into going into too much detail on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of this vaccine because that is the job we have given to the JCVI.

Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB)
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My Lords, how do we compare with other European countries in giving children this vaccine?

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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Our childhood immunisation programme generally bears comparison with any country in the world and is very extensive and very successful. However, the incidence and prevalence of meningitis B is higher than in many other countries, which is why there is such concern about it.

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