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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 65655

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve data transparency for vaccination uptake figures for the maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme by reducing the four-month lag in reporting.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) maternal vaccine uptake methodology is published on the GOV.UK website, and includes an explanation of the data sources and their reporting lags, in the monthly RSV maternal vaccination coverage reports, which are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rsv-immunisation-for-older-adults-and-pregnant-women-vaccine-coverage-in-england

The data collection methodology chosen ensures that robust and precise coverage estimates are calculated for the maternal programme.

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