Childhood Vaccinations Committee

22 June 2026

Committee Actual start House of Lords

12:59 - 13:01
Speaker 1
Welcome to today's meeting. 
13:02 - 14:21
Speaker 2
This is the 15th oral evidence session as part of the committee's inquiry into childhood vaccination rates in England.  Many thanks to Dr Roberta Pastore for attending as our witness today.  The session's open to the public, it's broadcast live and will subsequently be accessible via the parliamentary website.  A verbatim transcript will be taken of the evidence and will be published on the parliamentary website. 

A few days after the session, our witness will be sent a copy of the transcript to check it for accuracy, and it would be very helpful if you could advise us of any corrections as quickly as possible, Dr. Pastore, and then we can put it on the internet.  If after this evidence session you wish to clarify or amplify any points you made during your evidence, or have any additional points to make, you're very welcome to submit supplementary written evidence to us.  So let's start with the first question, and it is this.  What are the international trends in childhood vaccination uptake in recent years, and what disparities exist, both in countries comparable to England and globally?  And how might these trends develop into the future? 

Dr. Pastore. 

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