Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Ms Sarah Rooney
By email to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
13 November 2024
Dear Ms Rooney,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1540147
Thank you for your request dated 20 October to the Department of Health and Social Care
(DHSC), a copy of which can be found in the accompanying annex.
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
For ease of reference, we have separated the individual elements of your request.
Chicken pox vaccination schedules for children
DHSC does not hold the information you have requested.
NHS RSV vaccination schedules for children
DHSC holds information relevant to your request.
However, as the information held by DHSC is in the public domain, we will, under section
21 of the FOIA (information accessible to the applicant by other means), refer you to the
published source which can be found here:
NHS England » Landmark moment as NHS
kicks off first ever RSV jab rollout. This link indicates that the RSV programme is already
live.
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Annex
From: Sarah <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2024 4:21 AM
To: FreedomofInformation <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Children vaccination schedules
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
Following the recommendations of the JCVI to develop NHS RSV and chicken pox
vaccination schedules for children, what are the timelines for these programmes to be
rolled out please?
I the timelines haven't yet to be agreed, when will they be agreed?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Rooney