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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.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 19 October 2017

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Vaccine update: issue 271, October 2017

Ref: PHE Publications Gateway Number:2017447

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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 – 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’s 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®)
• ordering for Infanrix hexa® (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

Published 19 October 2017