The House of Commons science and technology committee was shocked by survey results which showed that the flu vaccination uptake in social care settings was at best around 25%.
The committee was prompted to undertake this inquiry as a result of the high disease burden of flu in 2017/18, high hospitalisation rates and discussions on the variable uptake of the flu vaccination.
In March 2018 the committee held a one-off oral evidence session on the flu vaccination programme and heard from Public Health England, NHS England, the deputy chief medical officer for England and others. More…