Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
UK government advisory group
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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an independent expert advisory committee that advises United Kingdom health departments on immunisation, making recommendations concerning vaccination schedules and vaccine safety. It has a statutory role in England and Wales, and health departments in Scotland and Northern Ireland may choose to accept its advice.
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Chickenpox vaccine should be introduced on NHS, experts recommendThe chickenpox vaccine should be introduced on the NHS, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said.Sky News - Published | |
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Govt faces difficult decision on whether to overrule JCVI's finding on vaccinating children The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation JCVI) has resisted intense pressure from ministers by refusing to recommend coronavirus vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds.Sky News - Published | |
More than a million 16 and 17-year-olds to be offered first COVID jab, govt advisers confirmAll 16 and 17-year-olds are to be offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended.Sky News - Published | |
Why the risk-benefit balance of AstraZeneca jab for young people has shifted The risks posed by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to young adults in their 20s and 30s may now be outweighed by its benefits, according to the calculus used by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and..Sky News - Published | |
Children are less infectious than adults so shouldn't have COVID vaccine - JCVI expertThere is not enough evidence to justify vaccinating children against COVID as they are "less infectious than adults" and their risk from the virus is "vanishingly low", a government adviser on vaccines..Sky News - Published | |
