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Vaccine update: issue 312, October 2020, flu special edition

Latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures for immunisation practitioners.

Applies to England

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Vaccine update: issue 312, October 2020 flu special edition

Vaccine update: issue 312, October 2020 flu special edition

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This flu special edition features:

  • who is eligible for the flu vaccine from 2020 to 2021
  • infection rates – low levels of flu right now, but that will change
  • second annual flu letter – update has been published
  • information for frontline healthcare and social care workers
  • guidance on immunisation training for the 2020 to 2021 flu season
  • delivering the flu immunisation programme during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • flu publications – ready to order now
  • vaccines for the 2020 to 2021 children’s flu programme, supplied by Public Health England (PHE)
  • editing Fluenz® Tetra orders
  • flu immunisation – advice for running vaccination clinics in autumn 2020
  • personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance for immunisers
Published 13 October 2020