Government minister ‘shocked’ by lack of women serving on JCVI Samuel Lovett © Getty Images nadine dorries
A government minister has raised concern over the lack of women on the UK’s vaccine watchdog, saying she was “shocked” to hear about the overwhelming majority of men sitting on the committee.
Health minister Nadine Dorries said pregnant women have not been prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine due to the strong male make-up of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
On the government s JCVI webpage, it lists 16 members - of which 12 are men and four are women. A further four women are listed as co-opted members for implementation matters .
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