HPR 11(45): measles vaccine reminder; Antimicrobial Resistance Alert; SSIs 2016/17; HCAIs quarterly commentary; pertussis and meningococcal infections quarterly reports; HPV, shingles and COVER vaccine coverage reports; uncommon pathogens annual report

Welcome to the latest edition of the Health Protection Report. For quick access to any item, click on the HTML links below to view the website content. The Health Protection Report is a national public health bulletin for England and Wales, published by Public Health England   This last scheduled issue of 2017 includes the following three vaccine coverage reports: HPV vaccination coverage in adolescent females in England: 2016/17 This new PHE report on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for adolescent females in England presents annual HPV vaccine coverage data for the third year (2016/17) of the two-dose schedule. UK HPV coverage data by country is also tabulated. For school Year 9 females (aged 13-14 years) 83.1% completed the two-dose HPV vaccination course in 2016/17, compared to 85.1% in 2015/16. HPV vaccine coverage for the first (priming) dose given to Year 8 females was 87.2% compared to 87.0% in 2015/16 and 89.4% in 2014/15. Herpes zoster (shingles) immunisation programme: September 2016 to August 2017 This PHE report presents the evaluation of vaccine coverage for the fourth year of the herpes zoster (shingles) vaccination programme in England, from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017. Shingles vaccine coverage in the routine cohort (aged 70 years) was 48.3% in 2016/17 representing a 13.5% decline since the start of programme (54.9% in 2015/16, 59.0% in 2014/15, 61.8% in 2013/14). A decrease in coverage was also observed in the catch-up cohort (aged 78 years) to 49.4% in 2016/17 (from 55.5% in 2015/16 and 57.8% in 2014/15). Given the lower coverage achieved in the routine and catch-up cohort in 2016/17 compared with previous years, GPs are urged to continue to offer vaccinations to these cohorts as per current guidance, to improve protection in these age groups. COVER report for July to September 2017 UK vaccine coverage estimates for routine childhood immunisations evaluated for children aged one, two and five years of age in the July to September 2017 quarter remain very similar to the previous quarter.   Current news PHE calls on anyone travelling to Romania, Italy and Germany this Christmas to ensure they are up to date with their MMR jab SSI annual report in summary Mandatory HCAI reports quarterly trends: July-September 2017 Antimicrobial Resistance Alert: S. Typhi resistant to third-generation cephalosporins Vaccine coverage reports HPV vaccination coverage in adolescent females in England: 2016/17 Herpes zoster (shingles) immunisation programme: September 2016 to August 2017 Cover of vaccination evaluated rapidly (COVER) programme: July to September 2017 Infection reports Laboratory confirmed reports of invasive meningococcal disease in England: July to September 2017 Laboratory confirmed cases of pertussis in England during July to September 2017 Uncommon pathogens involved in bacteraemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2016     This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400