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Vaccine Update: issue 275, February 2018

This vaccine update provides immunisation practitioners with the latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures.

From:
Public Health England
Published
27 February 2018

Documents

Vaccine update: issue 275, February 2018

Ref: PHE gateway number 2017779

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The February issue features:

  • sharing best practice for improving uptake in the Childhood Programme
  • HPV for MSM phased national rollout
  • shortage of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23)
  • publication of the revised PHE National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners
  • vaccine coverage
  • flu Vaccine Information and Availability 2017/18 for the children’s national immunisation programme
  • flu vaccines available for the children’s programme
  • MMR vaccine ordering restriction
  • ViperaTab is changing presentation
  • update on supply of Purified Protein Derivative PPD 10TU for Mantoux testing
  • Good Friday and Easter Monday Bank Holidays
  • Nimenrix pack size: Erratum and update
  • vaccine supply for the non-routine programme
Published 27 February 2018

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