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Vaccine update: issue 271, October 2017
This vaccine update provides immunisation practitioners with the latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures.
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The vaccine update October edition 271 features:
- influenza vaccination and patients on therapy for HIV infection (highly active anti-retroviral therapy 鈥� HAART)
- survey for GPs about diagnosis and management of blood-borne viruses (BBV) among migrants
- call for GP or school practice improvement
- vaccine coverage for pertussis vaccination programme for pregnant women: update to June 2017
- latest infant Meningitis B and school leaver MenACWY vaccine coverage estimates published
- latest UK vaccine coverage figures for children aged up to 5 published
- interpretation of vaccine storage requirements
- The Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete vaccination status has been updated
- flu vaccine information and availability for the children鈥檚 national flu vaccination programme 2017 to 2018
- eligibility of children for flu vaccines
- giving a second dose of LAIV
- influenza Vaccines for the 2017 to 2018 influenza season
- Hexavalent vaccine (Infanrix hexa庐)
- ordering for Infanrix hexa庐 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) is open on ImmForm
- change to InterVax BCG vaccine ordering restrictions
- to be aware of vaccine pack changes
- change to Rotarix presentation
- shortage of pneumococcal polysaccharide 23-valent vaccine (PPV23)
- vaccine supply for non-routine programmes
- historical vaccine development and introduction of routine vaccine programmes in the UK
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Published 19 October 2017