Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that up to date and accurate guidance is (a) available and (b) accessible to health workers delivering (i) third doses and (ii) booster covid-19 vaccinations for individuals who are severely immunosuppressed.

Information about third doses for immunosuppressed individuals and booster doses is contained in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) statements and the Green Book (Immunisation against Infection disease) COVID-19 chapter, which are available at the following links:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/third-primary-covid-19-vaccine-dose-for-people-who-are-immunosuppressed-jcvi-advice/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation-jcvi-advice-on-third-primary-dose-vaccination

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-booster-vaccine-programme-for-winter-2021-to-2022-jcvi-statement-november-2021/update-to-jcvi-advice-on-booster-vaccination-in-adults-15-november-2021

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-the-green-book-chapter-14a

The UK Health Security Agency also produces training materials, information and guidance for vaccinators delivering the programme which are available on GOV.UK. These materials are updated as rapidly as possible following any changes to the programme and are disseminated via NHS England and NHS Improvement.