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Source –Department of Health Vaccine Update 120 Feb 2006 – This vaccine update 120 letter provides advance notice of the Department of Health’s plans to introduce important changes to the childhood immunisation programme that will start later this year (2006). The Department proposes to introduce these changes in the summer, and a firm date will be announced as soon as vaccine supply and other issues have been finalised.
The proposed changes, recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), are:
the introduction of a new vaccine to protect against pneumococcal infection;
a pneumococcal vaccination catch-up programme;
amending the MenC vaccination schedule to give two doses of vaccine in the first year of life, and a booster dose in the second year;
the addition of a booster dose of Hib vaccine in the second year of life
For more information go to:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/12/81/21/04128121.pdf
Prepared by Susan Wileman Medicines Information Technician
Date of Preparation: 14th Februay 2006
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