Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee which advises UK Government on vaccination and immunisation matters.
Membership
Chair
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
Deputy Chair and COVID-19 Committee 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 (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
Any conflict of interests declared by members of JCVI are now published as an annex to the minutes of each JCVI meeting. The JCVI code of practice provides information on how conflicts of interest are managed.
Code of practice (including terms of reference) (PDF, 226 KB, 45 pages)
Meetings, agenda and minutes
The JCVI holds three meetings a year, usually held on the first Wednesday of February, June and October. The draft minute of each meeting will published within six weeks of the meeting.
In some circumstances, when the frequency of meetings is increased, it may not be possible to upload meeting minutes within six weeks.
Read agendas for future JCVI meetings.
Read minutes of JCVI meetings.
For minutes prior to September 2012, please go to the National Archives website.
Minutes of the JCVI sub-committees are within the relevant sections below.
The JCVI COVID-19 sub-committee met between September 2020 and July 2021 alongside the JCVI COVID-19 committee. From the 29th of July 2021, the COVID-19 sub-committee was stood down and only COVID-19 committee meetings were held.
Read COVID-19 sub-committee minutes.
Read COVID-19 committee minutes.
Publications and statements
Read JCVI publications and statements
Read JCVI’s advice on influenza vaccines
Sub-committee membership and 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)
Minutes
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)
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 (University of Warwick)
- Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE (Nottingham University Hospitals)
- Professor Anthony Scott (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Minutes
Read influenza sub-committee minutes
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 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)
Minutes
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 (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)
Minutes
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)
Minutes
Read travel sub-committee minutes
Varicella/Zoster
Sub-committee chair
- Dr Kevin Brown (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)
Minutes
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)