Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide further vaccinations against covid-19 for people aged under 50; and whether he plans to allow people in less vulnerable groups to pay for further covid-19 vaccinations.

The Government continues to be guided by the JCVI on COVID-19 vaccine deployment in line with its Living with Covid strategy. There are therefore no plans to make COVID-19 vaccination available through the NHS to groups not covered by JCVI advice.

The Government currently has no plans to allow private purchase of COVID-19 vaccines, but private access is under regular review. There are no plans to make COVID-19 vaccines available for public purchase and will require Government to work with manufacturers and private healthcare providers to develop a suitable and affordable route for the public.