Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to notify immunocompromised people who are eligible for a covid-19 spring booster vaccination; and which part of the NHS is responsible for informing those people.

Individuals aged 12 years old and over who are immunosuppressed are eligible to receive a spring booster dose. Local National Health Service systems are responsible for inviting eligible individuals with appointments available online through the National Booking Service or via 119.

The NHS and charity and community leaders have published an open letter to encourage people with a weakened immune system to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/05/open-letter-from-nhs-charity-and-community-leaders-to-people-with-a-weakened-immune-system/