Vaccine Update issue 271 October 2017

This month's edition features articles on :

• 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
• 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
• NEW - historical vaccine development and introduction of routine vaccine programmes in the UK
• the Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete vaccination status algorithm has been updated and published

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