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Vaccine update: issue 266, July 2017, special edition

This special edition focuses on the new hexavalent vaccine for babies born after 1 August 2017.

From:: Public Health England
Published: 19 July 2017
Last updated: 1 September 2017 — See all updates

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Vaccine update: issue 266, July 2017, hexavalent vaccine special edition

Ref: PHE gateway number 2017210

PDF, 416 KB, 8 pages

Details

This edition features:

introduction of Infanrix hexa® (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) for routine childhood immunisations (babies born from 1 August 2017)
changes to the selective neonatal hepatitis B immunisation programme in view of introduction of Infanrix hexa®
resources to support introduction of the hexavalent vaccine including:
- updates to the hepatitis B Green Book chapter
- new training materials for healthcare professionals
- new patient group direction templates
- updated leaflets for parent
- revised Red Book pages
- routine monitoring of vaccine coverage for the hexavalent vaccine

Published 19 July 2017
Last updated 1 September 2017 + show all updates

1 September 2017
Updated to include routine monitoring of vaccine coverage for the hexavalent programme.
19 July 2017
First published.