Vaccine update: issue 302, November 2019

Vaccine update: issue 302, November 2019

The virus special edition features:

• The BBVU, Virus Reference Department, NIS Colindale
• BBVU activities supporting the HBV vaccine programme
• The IDU, Virus Reference Department, Colindale
• measles and rubella testing
• specialised testing
• differential diagnosis of rash illness
• measles research and development work
• The Polio Reference Service, Virus Reference Department, Colindale
• The Respiratory Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, NIS Colindale
• Tetanus Greenbook chapter update
• management of tetanus prone wounds: aide memoires
• latest PPV coverage report
• changes to the infant PCV schedule taking place in early 2020
• a visual guide to vaccines poster
• vaccine supply for the 2019 to 2020 flu programme
• changes to the maternal pertussis programme
• Christmas and New Year vaccine deliveries notice
• ordering additional Gardasil for the universal HPV immunisation programme
• update to Bexsero Patient Information Leaflet
• MMR vaccine ordering
• The EU FMD and Delegated Regulation as applicable to PHE supplied vaccines for the national immunisation programme

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