Latest editions of 'Vaccine update'

Written by admin on Friday 7th May 2021

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

 

The first of two April editions of Vaccine update:

This month's first edition features:

  • COVID-19 vaccination programme phase 2
  • COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy
  • COVID-19 vaccination programme leaflets and posters
  • Ramadan and COVID-19 vaccination programme resources
  • updated national protocols for COVID-19 vaccines
  • looking after your vaccines
  • vaccines for the national COVID-19 programme supplied by Public Health England (PHE)
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
  • May bank holiday COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
  • vaccine supply for the routine vaccination programme
  • reporting an ordering discrepancy via ImmForm
  • viper antivenom has changed
  • change to dTaP/IPV vaccine for both the pre-school booster and maternal pertussis programmes
  • update to Bexsero Patient Information Leaflet
  • MMR vaccine ordering
  • The EU Falsified Medicines Directive and Delegated Regulation as applicable to PHE supplied vaccines for the national immunisation programme
  • registering for a new or updating your existing ImmForm vaccine ordering account
  • vaccine supply for the non-routine programme

The second April edition of Vaccine update:

This month's second edition features:

  • Immunization agenda 2030
  • European Immunization week - Social media cards to promote routine immunisation
  • animal bites: rabies and other infections
  • extension to the Shingles immunisation programme for those who missed vaccination during lockdown
  • Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) – supply and administration
  • ‘Give COVID the jab’ video
  • vaccine supply for the routine vaccination programme
  • May bank holidays order and delivery schedules for routine vaccinations
  • viper antivenom has changed
  • change to dTaP/IPV vaccine for both the pre-school booster and maternal pertussis dTaP/IPV programmes
  • 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
  • vaccine supply for the non-routine programme