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Vaccine update

Vaccination newsletter for health professionals and immunisation practitioners.

Vaccine update (VU) is a regular newsletter describing the latest developments in vaccines, and vaccination policies and procedures.

You can view archived vaccine update newsletters from Issue 181 July 2011 to Issue 198 January 2013

You can also view earlier newsletters from Issue 131 January 2007 to Issue 182 August/September 2011

An index of the topics covered by VU including revised guidance, policy and programme implementation information has been designed so that you can search VU content specifically. It is important to always refer to the most recent advice.

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Published 1 October 2013
Last updated 12 December 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added October and November 2024 editions

  2. Added Vaccine update: issue 350, September 2024

  3. Added the September flu special issue.

  4. Added link to August 2024 edition, issue 348.

  5. Vaccine update: issue 346, June 2024 and Vaccine update: issue 347, July 2024, RSV special added

  6. Added 2024 collection, including new May edition.

  7. Added issue 344, November 2023.

  8. Added issue 343, October 2023.

  9. Added issue 342, September 2023.

  10. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 341, August 2023'.

  11. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 340, July 2023, shingles special edition'.

  12. Added issue 339, June 2023.

  13. Added issue 338, May 2023.

  14. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 337, April 2023'.

  15. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 336, March 2023'.

  16. Added Vaccine update: issue 335, February 2023.

  17. Added Vaccine update: issue 334, January 2023.

  18. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 333, December 2022'.

  19. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 332, October 2022, flu special edition'.

  20. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 331, August 2022'.

  21. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 330, June 2022, COVID-19 spring special edition'.

  22. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 329, May 2022'.

  23. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 328, May 2022, Shingrix® special edition'.

  24. Added Vaccine update: issue 327, May 2022, SCID, TB and BCG special edition.

  25. Added Vaccine update: issue 326, April 2022, HPV special edition.

  26. Added Vaccine update: issue 325, April 2022, flu special edition.

  27. Added vaccine update: issue 324, November 2021, flu special edition.

  28. Added Vaccine update: issue 323, June 2021.

  29. Added Vaccine update: issue 322, June 2021.

  30. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 321, May 2021'.

  31. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 320, April 2021, European Immunisation Week special edition'.

  32. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 319, April 2021, COVID-19 phase 2 special edition'.

  33. Added vaccine updates for January, February and March 2021.

  34. Added Vaccine update: issue 315, December 2020, COVID-19 special edition.

  35. Added issue 314, November 2020.

  36. Added the October Flu special edition.

  37. Added issue 313, September 2020.

  38. Added issue 309, June 2020 update.

  39. Added issue 309, June 2020.

  40. Added issue 308, May 2020.

  41. Added issue 307, April 2020.

  42. Added issue 306, March 2020.

  43. Added February issue 305 to the collection.

  44. Added the January 2020 issue of Vaccine update.

  45. Added Vaccine update issue 303, December 2019, PCV special edition.

  46. Added issue 302, November 2019.

  47. Added 'Vaccine update issue 300, October 2019'.

  48. Added link to vaccine update index.

  49. Added issue 301, September 2019.

  50. Added September 2019 issue 299, flu special edition.

  51. Added 'Vaccine update issue 298, August 2019'.

  52. Added 'Vaccine update issue 297, July 2019'.

  53. Added Vaccine update issue 296, July 2019, HPV special edition.

  54. Added Vaccine update: issue 295, June 2019.

  55. Added 'Vaccine update issue 294, May 2019' to collection.

  56. Added Vaccine update: issue 293, April 2019.

  57. Added Vaccine update: issue 292, March 2019.

  58. Added issue 291, February 2019.

  59. Added Vaccine Update issue 290, January 2019.

  60. Added Vaccine update issue 289, December 2018.

  61. Added issue 288, November 2018.

  62. Added issue 287, October 2018.

  63. Added issue 286, September 2018.

  64. Added issue 286, September 2018.

  65. Added Vaccine update: issue 283, BCG special edition.

  66. Added issue 285 to 2018 collection.

  67. Added Vaccine update: issue 284 Flu special.

  68. Added issue 282: rabies special edition.

  69. Added July edition 281.

  70. Added May edition 279 of Vaccine Update.

  71. Added Vaccine update: issue 276, shingles special edition.

  72. Added issue 277 March 2018.

  73. Added Vaccine Update issue 275, February 2018

  74. Added issue 274, January 2018

  75. Added Vaccine update: issue 273, December 2017

  76. Added Vaccine Update issue 272, November 2017.

  77. Added latest edition of Vaccine Update: issue 271, October 2017

  78. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 270, September 2017.

  79. Added Vaccine update: issue 269, August 2017.

  80. Added issue 268, flu programme special edition.

  81. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 267, July 2017'.

  82. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 266, July 2017, special edition'.

  83. Added Vaccine update: issue 265, July 2017, BCG special edition

  84. Added Vaccine update: issue 264, June 2017.

  85. Vaccine update: issue 263, May 2017

  86. Added vaccine update: issue 262, April 2017, special edition.

  87. Added vaccine update: issue 261, April 2017.

  88. Added vaccine update: issue 260, March 2017.

  89. Vaccine update: issue 259, February 2017

  90. Added Vaccine update: issue 258, February 2017, National Immunisation Network special edition.

  91. Vaccine update: issue 257, January 2017

  92. Latest Vaccine Update: issue 256, December 2016.

  93. Added vaccine update issue 255.

  94. Vaccine update issue 254

  95. Added vaccine update issue 253 - flu vaccination special edition.

  96. Latest edition of Vaccine Update: issue 252, September 2016

  97. Added vaccine update: issue 250, August 2016, special edition.

  98. Vaccine update: issue 251

  99. Added issue 249, July 2016.

  100. Added vaccine update, issue 248, June 2016.

  101. Addition of vaccine update: issue 247, June 2016, special edition

  102. Published 2 new issues of vaccine update: issue 245 and special edition issues 246.

  103. Addition of Vaccine update: issue 243, April 2016

  104. Added vaccine update: issue 244, April 2016, BCG supply special edition.

  105. Added vaccine update, issue 242, March 2016.

  106. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 241, February 2016'.

  107. Publication of Vaccine update: issue 240, January 2016.

  108. Added vaccine update: issue 239, January 2016.

  109. Added 'Vaccine update: issue 238, December 2015'.

  110. Added vaccine update: issue 237, December 2015.

  111. Added vaccine update: issue 236, October to November 2015.

  112. Added vaccine update: issue 235, October 2015.

  113. Added vaccine update: issue 234, October 2015.

  114. A special edition of Vaccine Update about the availability, administration and prioritisation of the BCG vaccine.

  115. Addition of vaccine update issue 232 September 2015.

  116. August 2015 edition of Vaccine Update is now available highlighting the launch of the MenACWY programme.

  117. Added issue 230, June 2015.

  118. Added vaccine update issue 229.

  119. This special issue provides details for ordering vaccines over the May bank holidays.

  120. Added 'Vaccine update issue 227'.

  121. Added March 2015 issue.

  122. Added February issue.

  123. Added the end-of-year issue (December 2014).

  124. Added November to December 2014 issue.

  125. Added January issue

  126. Added December issue

  127. Issue 209 added.

  128. Issue 208 added.

  129. First published.