Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee which advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters.

Membership

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to appoint a chair to the JCVI. The role would start in March 2025 to enable a smooth handover before the current chair finishes his term at the end of September.

For more details, and to apply, see the ‘Roles’ section of Working for DHSC.

Chair: Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford).

Deputy chair: Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals).

Members:

  • Dr Matthijs Backx (Public Health Wales)
  • Professor Eleanor Barnes (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
  • Dr Kevin Brown (retired, UK Health Security Agency)
  • Dr Rebecca Cordery (UK Health Security Agency)
  • Professor Daniela Ferreira (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Nicholas Grassly (Imperial College London)
  • Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London)
  • Mr Chris Hughes OBE (lay member)
  • Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
  • Dr Jonathan Leach OBE (Davenal House Surgery)
  • Professor Maarten Postma (University of Groningen)
  • Professor Maheshi Ramasamy (University of Oxford)
  • Ms Rachel Rowson (lay member)
  • Professor Caroline Trotter (University of Cambridge)
  • Dr Martin Williams (University Hospitals Bristol)

Co-opted members (implementation matters):

  • Dr Daniel Chandler (NHS Scotland)
  • Dr Louise Herron and Ms Louise Flanagan (Health and Social Care Northern Ireland)
  • Dr Christopher Johnson (Public Health Wales)

Code of practice and conflicts of interests

The JCVI code of practice (PDF, 226 KB, 45 pages) provides information on how conflicts of interest are managed. It also sets out JCVI’s terms of reference.

Any conflict of interests declared by members of JCVI are now published as an annex to the minutes of each JCVI meeting.

Meetings, agendas and minutes

JCVI holds 3 committee meetings a year, usually on the first Wednesday of February, June and October. The draft minute of each meeting will published within 6 weeks of the meeting.

In some circumstances, when the frequency of meetings is increased, it may not be possible to upload meeting minutes within 6 weeks.

Read agendas for future JCVI committee meetings.

Read minutes of JCVI committee meetings.

Minutes prior to September 2012 are available on The National Archives website.

Minutes of the JCVI sub-committees are within the relevant sections below.

Publications and statements

Read JCVI publications and statements.

Sub-committee membership and minutes

COVID-19

Sub-committee chair: Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Eleanor Barnes (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
  • Dr Kevin Brown (retired, UK Health Security Agency)
  • Dr Rebecca Cordery (UK Health Security Agency)
  • Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London)
  • Mr Chris Hughes OBE (lay member)
  • Professor Matt Keeling OBE (University of Warwick)
  • Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
  • Dr Jonathan Leach OBE (Davenal House Surgery)
  • Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Maarten Postma (University of Groningen)
  • Professor Maheshi Ramasamy (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Chris Robertson (University of Strathclyde)
  • Professor Derek Smith (University of Cambridge)
  • Professor Caroline Trotter (University of Cambridge)
  • Dr Martin Williams (University Hospitals Bristol)

Read COVID-19 minutes.

Horizon scanning

Sub-committee chair: Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
  • Dr Rebecca Cordery (UK Health Security Agency)
  • Professor Paul Griffiths (University College London)
  • Mr Chris Hughes OBE (lay member)
  • Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
  • Professor Kirsty Le Doare (St George’s, University of London)
  • Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals)
  • Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Maarten Postma (University of Groningen)
  • Professor Caroline Trotter (University of Cambridge)
  • Dr Martin Williams (University Hospitals Bristol)

Read horizon scanning sub-committee minutes.

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Sub-committee chair: Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Judith Breuer (University College London)
  • Dr Kate Cuschieri (University of Edinburgh)
  • Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Dr Richard Gilson (University College London)
  • Professor Henry Kitchener (University of Manchester)
  • Professor Pam Sonnenberg (University College London)
  • Dr Ann Sullivan (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

Read HPV subcommittee minutes.

Influenza

Sub-committee chair: Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
  • Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Professor Matt Keeling OBE (University of Warwick)
  • Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals)
  • Professor Anthony Scott (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

Read influenza sub-committee minutes.

Read JCVI’s advice on vaccines for the 2025 to 2026 flu season.

Read JCVI’s advice on vaccines for the flu seasons 2019 to 2020 to 2024 to 2025.

Pneumococcal

Sub-committee chair: Professor Anthony Scott (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
  • Professor Christopher Butler (University of Oxford/Cardiff University)
  • Dr Claire Cameron (Public Health Scotland)
  • Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Professor Daniela Ferreira (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
  • Dr Stefan Flashe (London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Professor Neil French (University of Liverpool)
  • Professor David Goldblatt (University College London/Great Ormond Street Hospital)
  • Professor Paul Heath (St George’s University of London)
  • Dr Christopher Johnson (Public Health Wales)
  • Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals)
  • Dr Punam Mangtani (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Professor Robert Read (Southampton General Hospital)
  • Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)

Read pneumococcal sub-committee minutes.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Sub-committee chair: Professor Sir Andrew Pollard  (University of Oxford).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
  • Dr Kevin Brown (retired, UK Health Security Agency)
  • Professor Patricia Cane (retired)
  • Dr Daniel Chandler (NHS Scotland)
  • Professor Chris Chiu (Imperial College London)
  • Dr Simon Drysdale (St George’s, University of London)
  • Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
  • Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London)
  • Professor Chrissie Jones (University of Southampton)
  • Professor Asma Khalil (St George’s, University of London)
  • Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals)
  • Professor Andrew Riordan (Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Professor Anthony Scott (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Professor Caroline Trotter (University of Cambridge)

Read RSV sub-committee minutes.

Travel

Sub-committee chair: Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London).

Sub-committee members:

  • Ms Jane Chiodini (Travel Health Specialist Nurse)
  • Professor Chris Conlon (Infectious Disease Physician, Oxford)
  • Dr Vanessa Field (National Travel Health Network and Centre)
  • Dr Hilary Kirkbride (UK Health Security Agency)
  • Professor David Lalloo (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
  • Ms Fiona Mara (Lead Pharmacist Infectious Disease, Royal Hospital for Sick Children)
  • Dr Dipti Patel (National Travel Health Network and Centre)
  • Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
  • Dr Paul Richards (GP, Essex)
  • Ms Clare Walker (Senior Nurse, Public Health Scotland)

Read travel sub-committee minutes.

Varicella zoster

Sub-committee chair: Dr Kevin Brown (retired, UK Health Security Agency).

Sub-committee members:

  • Professor Judy Breuer (University College London)
  • Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Dr Andrew Farlow (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
  • Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London)
  • Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
  • Dr Helen McDonald (University of Bath)
  • Professor Liz Miller (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
  • Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
  • Professor Blair Smith (University of Dundee)

Read varicella sub-committee minutes.

Research recommendations

Read JCVI research recommendations.

Protocols for sub-committee engagement with industry

Protocols for vaccine manufacturer engagement with JCVI sub-committees (PDF, 157 KB, 3 pages)

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