Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises UK health departments on immunisation.
Membership
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Chair (University of Oxford)
- Professor Lim Wei Shen, Chair COVID-19 immunisation (Nottingham University Hospitals)
- Professor Anthony Harnden, Deputy Chair (University of Oxford)
- Dr Kevin Brown (UK Health Security Agency)
- Dr Rebecca Cordery (UK Health Security Agency)
- Alison Lawrence (lay member)
- Professor Robert Read (Southampton General Hospital)
- Professor Anthony Scott (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
- Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
- Professor Maarten Postma (University of Groningen)
- Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
- Dr Martin Williams (University Hospitals Bristol)
- Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
- Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London)
- Professor Caroline Trotter (University of Cambridge)
- Chris Hughes (lay member)
Co-opted members (implementation matters)
- Ms Anne McGowan
- Dr Catherine Coyle
- Dr Julie Yates
Conflict 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.
In order to prevent any perceived conflict of interest it was agreed that the JCVI Chair (Professor Andrew Pollard), who is involved in the development of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine at Oxford, would recuse himself from all JCVI COVID-19 meetings.
Minutes
JCVI holds 3 main meetings a year, usually held on the first Wednesday of February, June and October. The draft minute of each meeting will be uploaded to the JCVI Box account 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 meetings
For previous minutes please go to the National Archives website
Terms of reference
Publications and statements
Read JCVI publications and statements
Research recommendations
Read JCVI research recommendations
Influenza vaccines: JCVI advice
Read JCVI’s advice on influenza vaccines
COVID-19 main committee
- Professor Lim Wei Shen (Chair) (Nottingham University Hospitals)
- Professor Anthony Harnden, Deputy Chair (University of Oxford)
- Dr Kevin Brown (UK Health Security Agency)
- Dr Rebecca Cordery (UK Health Security Agency)
- Alison Lawrence (lay member)
- Professor Robert Read (Southampton General Hospital)
- Professor Anthony Scott (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
- Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
- Professor Maarten Postma (University of Groningen)
- Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
- Dr Martin Williams (University Hospitals Bristol)
- Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
Note: The JCVI COVID-19 subcommittee met between September 2020 and July 2021. This was then replaced with a JCVI COVID-19 main committee.
Read COVID-19 sub-committee minutes
Read COVID-19 main committee minutes
Pneumococcal sub-committee
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Chair JCVI (University of Oxford)
- Professor Anthony Scott, Chair (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Professor Robert Read, Chair (Southampton General Hospital)
- Professor Wei Shen Lim (Nottingham University Hospitals)
- 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)
- 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 Punam Mangtani (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Ms Anne McGowan (National Public Health Service for Wales)
- Dr Jillian Johnston (NI Public Health Agency)
- Dr Stefan Flashe (London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
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Read pneumococcal sub-committee minutes
Travel sub-committee
- Professor Simon Kroll, Chair Travel Sub-Committee JCVI (Imperial College London)
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Chair JCVI (University of Oxford)
- Professor David Lalloo (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
- Jane Chiodini (Travel Health Specialist Nurse)
- Dr Dipti Patel (NaTHNaC)
- Dr Vanessa Field (NaTHNaC)
- Clare Walker (Senior Nurse, Travel and International Health, Public Health Scotland)
- Professor Chris Conlon (Infectious Disease Physician, Oxford)
- Dr Hilary Kirkbride (UK Health Security Agency)
- Fiona Mara (Lead Pharamcist Infectious Disease, Royal Hospital for Sick Children)
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) sub-committee
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Chair JCVI,Chair HPV Subcommittee) (University of Oxford)
- Professor Judith Breuer (University College London)
- Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
- Professor Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford)
- Professor Henry Kitchener (University of Manchester)
- Dr Richard Gilson (University College London)
- Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Dr Ann Sullivan (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
- Dr Kate Cuschieri (University of Edinburgh)
- Professor Pam Sonnenberg (University College London)
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Varicella sub-committee
- Dr Kevin Brown, Chair Varicella Sub-Committee (UK Health Security Agency)
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (Chair JCVI) (University of Oxford)
- 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 Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford)
- Professor Paul Heath (St George’s, University of London)
- Professor Simon Kroll (Imperial College London)
- Ms Alison Lawrence (Lay Member)
- Ms Anne McGowan (National Public Health Service for Wales)
- Professor Andrew Rice (Imperial College London)
- Professor Liam Smeeth (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
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Influenza sub-committee
- Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Chair JCVI, Chair of Influenza sub-committee,(University of Oxford)
- Professor Anthony Scott, (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Professor Robert Read, (Southampton General Hospital)
- Professor John Edmunds (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Professor Adam Finn (University of Bristol)
- Professor Jeremy Brown (University College London Hospitals)
- Professor Matt Keeling (University of Warwick)
- Professor Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford)
- Dr John McCauley (Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre)
- Professor Lim Wei Shen (Nottingham University Hospitals)
- Anne McGowan (National Public Health Service for Wales)
- Dr Jillian Johnson (NI Public Health Agency)
- Dr Julie Yates (UK Health Security Agency)
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