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Vaccine update: issue 298, August 2019

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

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 23 August 2019

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Vaccine update: issue 298, August 2019

Ref: Public Health England gateway number 2019075

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Details

The August issue features:

• August bank holiday deliveries warning notice
• update on MMR vaccine ordering restriction
• MMR catch up for 10 and 11 year olds
• which flu vaccines children should have
• vaccine information and availability for 2019 to 2020
• NHS.UK vaccination pages
• algorithm – vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
• inactivated influenza vaccines guidance for 2019 to 2020 flu season
• vaccines and porcine gelatine leaflet revision
• DTaP/IPV/Hib Booster PGD expiry and withdrawal at the end of August 2019
• ordering additional Gardasil for the universal HPV immunisation programme
• unused Fluenz Tetra vaccine in the 2018 to 2019 children’s flu programme
• the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and Delegated Regulation as applicable to PHE supplied vaccines for the national immunisation programme
• vaccine supply for the non routine programme

Published 23 August 2019