Wednesday, December 20, 2017

** Vaccine Update - edition 273- December 2017 **

Vaccine update


Good morning. 

I am delighted to announce that the December edition of Vaccine update is now available.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccine-update-issue-273-december-2017

The December 2017 edition features:

Read now!

  • ensure you're up to date with the MMR jab if travelling to Romania, Italy and Germany
  • have they had their MenACWY vaccination?
  • MMR vaccine, who is eligible and can I use stock from Immform to catch up adults?
  • winter sun and foreign travel - be rabies aware!

Vaccine coverage

  • annual HPV vaccination coverage in girls in England for the 2016 to 2017 academic year
  • herpes zoster (shingles) immunisation programme: September 2016 to August 2017
  • COVER report

Vaccine supply

  • flu vaccine information and availability 2017 to 2018 for the children's national immunisation programme
  • order controls for Fluenz Tetra®
  • giving a second dose of LAIV?
  • influenza vaccines for the 2017 to 2018 influenza season
  • Hexavalent (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) vaccine for infants
  • vaccine supply for non routine programmes
  • change to Revaxis® packs
  • Christmas and New Year bank holiday deliveries

Training

  • free training event - places available, book now!
  • NIN 2018 keynote speaker and booking opens soon
  • new training slides

I would like to thank all our contributors and our subscribers who have made this year the most successful with seventeen editions containing valuable vaccine programme information and essential news. Subscribing to Vaccine update and reading each edition remains one of the best ways to keep up to date with vaccines, vaccine policies and procedures. 

Kind regards, 

Cherstyn Hurley


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