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Vaccine update: issue 306, March 2020

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

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 20 March 2020

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Vaccine update: issue 306, March 2020

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The March issue features:

• Keep calm and carry on vaccinating
• updates on the PPV23 and PCV13 availability and programmes
• vaccines for the 2019 to 2020 children’s flu programme
• providing a second dose of flu vaccine after all Fluenz® Tetra has expired
• expiry dates for Fluenz® Tetra issued in 2019 to 2020
• all influenza vaccines for the 2019 to 2020 season
• maternal Pertussis programme – change to dTaP/IPV vaccine
• update to Bexsero Patient Information Leaflet
• MMR vaccine ordering
• the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and Delegated Regulation as applicable to PHE supplied vaccines for the national immunisation programme
• early notice: Easter and spring back holiday delivery and order cut-off changes
• National Immunisation Network (NIN) meeting 2020 is cancelled

Published 20 March 2020