BCG Vaccination

Jeremy Wright
20. To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of availability of the BCG vaccination; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo
The Chief Medical Officer’s letter of 6 July 2005 announced that the universal Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination programme was being replaced by a programme targeted at children in high risk groups.

Contracts are in place for the continued supply of BCG vaccine for those who require it.