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Vaccine update: issue 211 January 2014

January 2014 newsletter for immunisation practitioners, with the latest developments in vaccines, and vaccination policies and procedures.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 31 January 2014
• Last updated: 7 March 2014 — See all updates

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Vaccine update: issue 211 January 2014

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The first issue of 2014 covers a wide range of topics, including:

• the pertussis vaccination-in-pregnancy programme

• flu vaccination uptake in healthcare workers in December 2013

• child flu vaccination pilots

• the ‘freshers’ vaccination’ programme

• gelatine in vaccines

Published 31 January 2014
Last updated 7 March 2014 + show all updates

1. 7 March 2014

   On the graph, the number of cases has been amended in the vertical axis.

2. 5 February 2014

   On page 6, under typhoid vaccines and second paragraph, hepatitis B was updated to hepatitis A. It now reads "Alternative vaccines Typherix and Hepatyrix (combined hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine) manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline".

3. 31 January 2014

   First published.