Immunisation

Current newsletter - Issue 62, April 2013

Issue #62, April 2013

• Earlier pertussis diagnosis with smartphone
• Vaccine delivered - act promptly to refrigerate
• Trivalent influenza vaccine 2013
• Adverse event reporting - HPV vaccine secondary school program
• Tetanus - think about older gardeners
• Vaccine storage management
• HPV vaccine eligibility
• Further reading

Previous editions - 2013

Issue #61, February 2013

• 2013 influenza vaccine composition
• Who is eligible for free annual flu vaccine?
• Influenza vaccine brands – free government supply
• Preallocated initial flu vaccine delivery
• Which flu vaccine can I use in children under 10 years of age?
• Healthcare worker public hospital flu vaccine uptake
• When to use free Pneumovax 23® vaccine in adults
• Clinical Vaccinology Update
• Influenza immunisation for workplaces – keep your workers healthy!
• Online immunisation services – coming soon!
• HPV vaccine – free for boys from 2013
• HPV Register to accept boys’ doses
• The secondary school vaccine program has two changes from 2013
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Further reading

Previous editions - 2012

Issue #60, December 2012

• National Immunisation Program schedule – use the latest version
• Adolescent hepatitis B vaccine program a success
• The Year 7 secondary school vaccine program has two changes from 2013
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• HPV vaccine – free for boys from 2013
• The National HPV Vaccination Program Register – register boys too
• SAEFVIC – three new resources now available
• Primary school immunisation status certificates
• Cold chain management over the holiday period
• Free resources essential for all immunisation encounters
• RABIES closer than you think!
• What's bowel cancer screening got to do with immunisation?
• Further reading
• Adult immunisation questionnaire resource

Issue #59, October 2012

• RotaTeq^® vaccine administration has strict cut-off dates
• Prevenar 13^® supplementary vaccine program ended 30 September 2012
• Children with high risk medical conditions are susceptible to IPD
• Infants with Down syndrome - what extra vaccines do they need?
• Tetanus - a case study
• Rubella - a case study
• The Year 7 secondary school vaccine program is changing from 2013.
• HPV vaccine - free for boys from 2013
• Year 9 secondary school boys - time-limited program
• Hepatitis B vaccine program in schools ends
• Anaphylaxis case report following trivalent influenza vaccine
• Anaphylaxis - what to look for
• Cleaning up - soap and water is effective
• Further reading

Issue #58, August 2012

• $2,100 incentive to ensure a child is fully immunised
• Prevenar 13^® supplementary vaccine program ends 30 September 2012
• Translated factsheets
• Four-year-old vaccines - when should I give them?
• Vaccine errors
• Catch-up of Year 7 students with hepatitis B vaccine
• What's new on the immunisation web site?
• National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance – new resources
• Are you putting your patients at risk of measles?
• A prolonged cold chain breach may mean a recall of patients
• SAEFVIC
• The Vaccine Confidence Project - monitoring public confidence in immunisation programs
• Further reading
• National Immunisation Program schedule

Issue #57, June 2012

• $2,100 incentive to ensure a child is fully immunised
• Check your immunisation HALO
• Need a Gardasil® vaccine for a Year 7 secondary school girl?
• Report HPV vaccine doses administered promptly
• Chief Health Officer reminder - seasonal flu vaccines are still important
• Medical conditions associated with an increased risk of influenza disease complications
• Use distraction to ease children’s immunisation pain
• Employing a nurse immuniser? What you need to know
• Report vaccine dose numbers to ACIR correctly
• National due and overdue rules for childhood immunisation
• Further reading

Issue #56, April 2012

• National immunisation awareness week to be celebrated in Australia
• Free 2012 seasonal influenza vaccines
• Fever risk for co-administration of influenza and Prevenar 13^® vaccines
• 2012 seasonal influenza vaccine program underway
• 13th National Immunisation Conference coming up
• New recommendations for revaccination with Pneumovax23^® for people aged 15 years or over
• Check vaccine expiry dates
• Boostrix vaccine for new parents
• Victoria leads the way in delivering Prevenar 13^® vaccine program
• Nurse immuniser update
• Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose data released
• Patient held record of immunisation – reminder
• Open fridge door most common cause of preventable cold chain breaches in 2011
• New fact sheet for parents addresses secondary school immunisation
• Take care with patient details for national vaccine reporting databases
• Burmese translations now available
• Further reading

Issue #55, February 2012

• Recommendations for the use of Pneumovax 23^® in adults
• Update on Prevenar 13^®
• Immunisation newsletter goes green
• Boostrix^® vaccine ends 30 June 2012
• New Commonwealth pertussis resource available
• New immunisation catch-up aid developed
• The Victorian Spleen Register
• Catch-up immunisation quiz
• Influenza vaccination for pregnant women should be routine
• 2012 seasonal influenza vaccine coming
• How to order and receive vaccines
• What vaccines are given in secondary school?
• New HPV immunisation resource from Cancer Council Victoria

Previous editions - 2011

Issue #54, December 2011

• Updated immunisation website
• Closed for the holidays?
• New whooping cough website
• Rubella education program - multilingual DVD
• Protect vaccines from light
• 2012 influenza vaccine
• Prevenar 13^® supplementary dose
• Improved vaccine packaging
• Mantoux testing and MMR vaccine
• Record the HPV vaccine dose with the HPV Register
• Nurse immuniser educator
• Residents living in community detention
• New child health record
• Secondary school vaccines
• Further reading

Issue #53, October 2011

• Prevenar 13^® supplementary dose
• The National HPV Vaccination Program Register
• Common immunisation errors
• Catch up immunisation quiz
• National Immunisation Program schedule
• Vital cold chain checks
• Further reading
•  Cancer Council HPV reminder campaign

Issue #52, August 2011

• Prevenar 13^® update
• Influenza vaccine safety surveillance 2011
• HPV vaccine coverage
• International students and immunisation
• School adolescent vaccine coverage
• Three new resources
• Two updated resources
• When can I start the infant's primary schedule?
• Further reading

Issue #51 June 2011

• Boostrix® program extended
• Diphtheria death in Brisbane
• Pneumovax23® alert
• Influenza vaccine safety surveillance 2011
• National Immunisation Program changes
  • Scheduled age change
  • Prevenar 13®
• Become a nurse immuniser mentor
• Nurse immuniser course
• Further reading – Healthcare worker vaccinations
• Resources updated

Issue #50 April 2011

• Rotavirus vaccine and intussusception
• Secondary school vaccines
• New vaccines coming
• Influenza vaccine for children
• Cold chain breaches in 2010
• Free 2011 seasonal influenza vaccines
• Seasonal influenza vaccine
• Adult pneumococcal vaccine
• New cervical cancer vaccine website
• Further reading – Influenza vaccine in the frail older person

Issue #49 February 2011

• 2011 seasonal influenza vaccine
• Routine childhood vaccine packaging
• Influenza vaccine advice for children
• Free influenza vaccine brands supplied in 2011
• Anaphylaxis following immunisation
• Notified pertussis in high-risk occupations
• Extension of Approval for nurse immunisers
• CPD for nurses
• Further reading – Who gives pertussis to infants?

Previous editions - 2010

Issue #48 December 2010

• Panvax® H1N1 Vaccine program ends 31 December
• Composition of 2011 influenza virus vaccines
• Which limb do I use?
• Immunisation errors
• Prevent vaccine errors
• New - Adult immunisation questionnaire
• Need to order Gardasil® vaccine?
• Rabies vaccine
• Free telephone interpreter service
• Immunisation and pregnancy
• Further reading – Influenza vaccination of the egg-allergic individual.

Issue #47 October 2010

• Protect baby from pertussis
• SAEFVIC
• Order vaccine monthly
• Refugee health assistance
• Interval between primary vaccine doses
• Panvax® H1N1 Vaccine expired
• New resources
• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis combination vaccines
• Rubella cases escalate
• Tetanus-prone wounds
• Further reading – Varicella and zoster following varicella vaccination

Issue #46 August 2010

• Influenza vaccine in children with medical conditions
• Childhood immunisation coverage
• Who turned the power off?
• Free whooping cough vaccine for parents of newborn babies
• Which vaccines need mixing?
• HPV vaccine program
• Vaccines and their earliest administration
• Further reading – The Therapeutic Goods Administration website

Issue #45 June 2010

• Hepatitis B vaccine for HIV positive people
• Boostrix® for new parents extended to June 2011
• Influenza vaccine
• Intanza® seasonal influenza vaccine
• Trends in immunisation
• Driving after an immunisation?
• SAEFVIC
• Cold chain
• Starting primary school?
• Further reading - Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance

Issue #44 April 2010

• FAQs on seasonal influenza vaccine
• Vaccine Alert 23 April 2010
• Healthcare worker influenza vaccine
• Pneumovax® 23 vaccine
• Rise in infant pertussis notification
• Foreign language immunisation terms
• Cephalic tetanus
• Secondary school immunisation
• Egg allergy and Priorix® vaccine
• Updated resources
• Further reading – 2009 H1N1 Influenza A and Pregnancy Outcomes

Issue #43 February 2010

• Extension of the pertussis prevention program
• Panvax® H1N1 vaccination program
• Seasonal influenza vaccine in 2010
• SAEFVIC
• Criteria for use of government vaccine
• What criteria have changed?
• HPV vaccine program
• Comvax® stock now expired
• Updated resources
• New email address
• Faxed vaccine order lost?
• Further reading – Influenza, a guide for general practitioners

Previous editions - 2009

Issue #42 December 2009

• 2010 vaccine schedule
• Reaccreditation ceased for nurse immunisers
• Seasonal flu vaccine
• HPV vaccine catch-up program
• Panvax® H1N1 vaccination program
• SAEFVIC update
• Primary school immunisation certificate
• How early can 4 year old vaccines be given?
• Free pertussis prevention for new parents ends
• Further reading

Issue #41 October 2009

• Extended eligibility for influenza vaccine in 2010
• HPV catch up program ends soon
• SAEFVIC case study
• Product alert
• Panvax® H1N1 vaccination program
• The Australian Technical Advice Group on Immunisation
• Expanded pertussis prevention program for new parents
• Further reading – Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

Issue #40 August 2009

• Pertussis prevention for new parents
• Varicella and the ACIR history statement
• Varicella – reporting natural immunity to the ACIR
• Time is running out for HPV catch-up doses 2 and 3
• Papscreen has turned 18!
• SAEFVIC
• Warrnambool City Council’s home visiting service
• Hepatitis B vaccine for high-risk contacts
• Aboriginal immunisation coverage data
• Further reading – Fact sheet on pertussis vaccine

Issue #39 June 2009

• Vaccine fridge testing report
• How often should I order vaccine?
• National HPV vaccine program ends 30 June 2009
• Mumps alert
• Childhood immunisation coverage
• Vaccine administration errors
• H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Flu) contact details for advice
• 3 good reasons to have annual flu vaccine
• FAQs
• Further reading – HPV vaccine (Gardasil) adverse events update

Issue #38 April 2009

• Information available on the immunisation web site
• Pertussis alert
• Childhood pertussis immunisation
• Measles alert
• Tetanus case January 2009
• Introduction dates for recent new vaccines
• Do not delay childhood immunisation
• Changes to Q Fever vaccinations in Victoria
• 4 year old immunisations overdue rule change
• INSIG Seminar 19th June 2009
• Changes to the Maternity Immunisation Allowance from 1 January 2009
• Further reading – Vaccines and autism

Issue #37 February 2009

• 10 tips for conducting a safe school immunisation session
• National HPV vaccine program update
• SAEFVIC for expert adverse event advice
• NEW - Flu vaccine orders - 2009
• Hib disease in a baby
• Baby misses out on rotavirus vaccine dose
• Pre-immunisation checklist - blood transfusions & immunoglobulin
• Transition to the new Infanrix hexa and Hiberix schedule
• Notify indigenous status to ACIR
• Further reading – NCIRS varicella and zoster fact sheets

Previous editions - 2008

Issue #36 November 2008

• Flu vaccine orders - 2009
• SAEFVIC update
• GSK childhood immunisation awards
• BCG and RotaTeq administration
• Varicella and Zoster - notifiable diseases
• Web site - Quick Guide Catch-Up
• Invasive meningococcal disease
• Immunisation scenarios
• Vaccine refrigerator tips
• Hints to receive a successful vaccine order
• Further reading – Clear answers and smart advice about your baby’s shots

Issue #35 September 2008

• Additional information on the vaccine order form
• When do I use Hiberix vaccine?
• Summary of schedule changes from March 2008
• Who qualifies for free vaccines?
• Minimum spacing between vaccine doses
• Minimum age for the first dose of vaccines
• Hepatitis B vaccine accelerated schedule
• Think! Who is at risk of vaccine preventable diseases?
• Nurse immuniser reminder
• Temperature monitors activated in vaccine delivery
• Further reading – Healthcare workers and immunity to infectious diseases

Issue #34 July 2008

• RotaTeq® vaccine administration
• Pneumococcal septicaemia in a preterm baby
• Comvax® shortage update
• Hiberix® vaccine introduction and ordering
• Cold chain breach summary report
• Birth dose hepatitis B pamphlet
• Gardasil® vaccine pre-filled syringes
• New immunisation translation available
• Immunisation Conference 16th-18th September
• Further reading – Vaccines and autism revisited

Issue #33 May 2008

• New immunisation handbooks are now available
• What’s new in the 9th Edition handbook?
• Gardasil® vaccine catch-up program
• Vaccine preventable diseases still occur
• 2008 Influenza vaccine program
• Oral RotaTeq® administration
• 5 Vaccine ordering essentials
• Cold chain monitoring magnet
• Pertussis vaccine for adults provides a safety net for infants
• Further reading – Pertussis in infants
• National Immunisation Program schedule in Victoria - important information about the March 2008 changes

Issue #32 January 2008

• Changed immunisation schedule from 1 March 2008
• The when, who, what and why of the schedule changes
• Tables indicating transition from Infanrix IPV® to Infanrix hexa® in the primary schedule
• Scenarios for 1 March 2008 schedule change
• Infanrix hexa®
• Hiberix®
• What happens when Comvax® runs out?
• ATAGI advice to the impending Comvax® shortage
• Prevent Comvax® wastage
• HPV vaccine resources
• National HPV Vaccination Program
• School based vaccine program – 7 tips to avoid mass psychogenic illness
• HPV catch-up when doses are missed

Previous editions - 2007

Issue #31 November 2007

• Oral RotaTeq®
• Cut-off limits for RotaTeq®
• Oral rotavirus vaccine interchangeability
• Child Health Record (blue book)
• Interstate National Immunisation Program vaccine brand variations
• Varicella (Chickenpox) - Reporting natural immunity
• HPV vaccine program
• Medical risk factors and immunisation
• SAEFVIC – Reporting adverse events following immunisation
• Innovative cold chain system saves $$$$
• Government funded hepatitis B immunisation for prisoners
• Vaccine order form agreement
• 2008 Influenza vaccine program
• Further reading – The success of hepatitis B immunisation
• Immunisation nursing services

Issue #30 August 2007

• Oral rotavirus vaccination
• Rotavirus vaccine is a live weakened virus vaccine
• Possible side effects of oral rotavirus vaccine
• Dosing schedule for oral RotaTeq® vaccine
• Administration of oral RotaTeq® vaccine
• Re-administration of a regurgitated dose of rotavirus
• RotaTeq® vaccine storage recommendations
• RotaTeq® resources
• Rotavirus vaccine - Rotarix®
• Interchangeability of rotavirus vaccines
• Gardasil® vaccine for females aged 18 to 26 years
• Protecting our mob
• Guide to good vaccine ordering

Issue #29 June 2007

• Rotavirus oral vaccine
• SAEFVIC
• Changes to diphtheria and tetanus (ADT) vaccine
• Ordering HPV vaccine
• Resources – What’s new?
• Boostrix pack changes
• HPV school program underway
• Vaccine ordering
• Further reading – A vaccination error with influenza vaccine

Issue #28 May 2007 Special HPV issue

• About the National HPV Program in Victoria
• About the HPV National Register
• About human papillomavirus (HPV)
• About the HPV vaccine
• General questions
• HPV resources

Issue #27 February 2007

• Congratulations Victoria - 90% vaccine coverage for six year olds
• FAQs - What vaccine should be given now?
• HPV vaccine program
• Hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode (HHE)
• Prevenar vaccination makes a difference
• At-risk groups targeted for influenza vaccination
• General contraindications to vaccination
• False contraindications to vaccination
• Year 7 hepatitis B vaccine program – Not a booster course
• Further reading: Breastfeeding and maternal antibodies
• Prepare for the 2007 influenza season
• Avoiding vaccine shortages
• Frequently used immunisation contact details

Previous editions - 2006

Issue #26 December 2006

• HCWs immunisation guidelines
• Twinrix® - Complete the course
• Competition! - Create a logo to promote 4-year-old vaccination
• Varicella (chickenpox) - reporting natural immunity
• Immunisation Program resources
• Influenza vaccine orders for 2007
• School entry immunisation status certificates
• Eligibility of meningococcal C catch-up program
• HPV vaccine
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance
• Further reading: ADRAC bulletin

Issue #25 October 2006

• Hepatitis B vaccination
• Quick Guide Catch-up Immunisation Victoria
• School entry immunisation status certificates
• A case of rubella in a health care worker
• Rotavirus vaccine – who should have it?
• Pre-term babies – Extra vaccine recommendations
• ACIR update
• Catch-up vaccination requirements
• Further reading: The MMR decision aid

Issue #24 August 2006

• Immunisation success story
• Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine booster
• dose recommendation
• Don’t forget other meningococcal diseases
• What is MeNZBTM?
• Varicella vaccination scenario
• Four year old dose of DTPa IPV is always required
• Five year olds at risk of vaccine preventable disease
• Catch-up immunisation – things to consider
• When to give Infanrix IPV®, Boostrix® and ADT® vaccine
• Immunisation Coverage - ACIR Update
• Know your vaccine fridge

Issue #23 June 2006

• Meningococcal C vaccine catch-up program to cease
• Vaccine orders - Fax number changed
• Measles outbreak in school
• Health care workers influenza vaccination report 2005
• Observation after vaccination – why wait?
• Are your asplenic (or functionally asplenic) patients adequately immunised?
• Successes in Immunisation
• What’s new on the immunisation web site?
• When to give Infanrix IPV® and ADT® vaccine
• Provision of free measles containing vaccine
• Did you receive diluent?

Issue #22 April 2006

• Eligibility for free influenza and pneumococcal (Pneumovax 23®) vaccine
• Booster doses for pneumococcal (Pneumovax 23®) vaccine
• Immunisation forms on the web
• Immunisation guidelines on the web
• ACIR Immunisation History Statements now available from Medicare Offices
• Check vaccine stock on arrival is satisfactory
• Checklist for immunisation coverage for children under eight years of age – things to consider
• Measles and Mumps infection is still occurring
• Recommended sites for administering vaccines inchildren and adults
• New fax number for immunisation forms

Issue #21 February 2006

• 2006 influenza season
• 4 or 5 doses of DTPa vaccine?
• Varilix - Recording of batch number
• Varilix vaccine
• Polio vaccine for travellers
• Vaccine wastage - Cold chain failure
• Rubella vaccination following pregnancy
• Vaccine uptake – School Immunisation Program 2005
• List of common vaccine abbreviations

Previous editions - 2005

Issue #20 December 2005

• FAQs – 1 November 2005 schedule
• 1 November 2005 immunisation schedule
• Childhood Pneumococcal vaccine program
• PHAA Immunisation Conference
• Updating your clinical details?
• Translated immunisation fact sheets
• New and improved resources
• Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine stock on the web
• Immunisation schedule for non-Indigenous Australian children

Issue #19 October 2005

• 1 November vaccine schedule change
• FAQs – 1 November 2005 vaccine schedule change
• Product information – Varilrix & InfanrixIPV
• Antigens found in combination vaccines in Australia
• 1 November 2005 National Immunisation Program schedule – Victoria

Issue #18 September 2005

• 1 November vaccine schedule reminder
• Prevenar vaccine – Catch-up
• Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine – Catch-up
• Adolescent/adult diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis booster vaccine
• Pertussis in Victoria
• Adult diphtheria/tetanus (ADT) vaccine
• Vaccine deliveries – Cold chain

Issue #17 June 2005

• Change to the National Immunisation Program
• Influenza vaccination of children
• Chickenpox vaccine – Conflict with product information
• Breakthrough chickenpox
• Rubella information video
• Resource for immunisation guidelines
• ACIR: For childhood vaccine records
• School Entry Immunisation Certificates
• Catch up hepatitis B vaccine for Year 7 students
• Homeopathy and vaccination

Issue #16 April 2005

• Influenza vaccine supply
• New scheduled vaccines
• Administering tetanus containing vaccines
• Childhood pneumococcal (Prevenar) program
• Prevenar Catch-up payment
• Prevenar – Conflict with product information
• Measles, mumps and rubella Vaccine
• INSIG Seminar

Issue #15 February 2005

• Prevenar vaccine
• New combination vaccines
• Pertussis (whooping cough)
• Meningococcal C vaccine
• ADT vaccine availability
• Influenza season
• Pneumovax 23 vaccine
• Practice Nurses Scholarship Scheme

Previous editions - 2004

Issue #14 December 2004

• Pneumococcal Program in 2005
• Immunisation resources
• Vaccine order response
• Multiple vaccines at the same visit
• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
• Data cleaning for ACIR
• Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine orders

Issue #13 October 2004

• New combination vaccines
• Cold chain of vaccines from the pharmacy
• Overseas immunisations recorded on ACIR
• Adverse Events Following Immunisation
• Childhood pneumococcal vaccine program - 2005
• Pneumovax 23 vaccine
• Hepatitis B birth dose
• School entry immunisation certificates
• Use of ADT vaccine
• Accelerated hepatitis B vaccine schedule
• Immunisation Nurses Special Interest Group

Issue #12 August 2004

• School entry immunisation certificate
• Government funded pneumococcal Vaccine
• Pneumocccal vaccine and medical risk factors in children
• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
• Special Interest Group for Nurse Immunisers
• MMR vaccine
• Vaccine fridge storage
• Polio vaccination catch up
• Preterm babies and Immunisation
• Immunisation website update
• DHS/CSL account number

Issue #11 June 2004

• Adverse event following immunisation
• Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
• Overseas immunisations recorded on ACIR
• Adult hepatitis B vaccine doses
• Boostrix Vaccine
• Scheduled vaccines
• UK administered Hib vaccine
• Government funded influenza vaccine supply
• Government funded Pneumovax23 vaccine supply
• Prevenar schedule
• Immunisation web site update

Issue #10 March 2004

• Influenza season
• Pneumovax 23 vaccine
• Vaccine ordering
• School camps and tetanus vaccine
• Year 10 Boostrix (dTpa) vaccine
• Pertussis
• Similar vaccines - Clarification
• Adult diphtheria vaccine ceased
• The 12 month old schedule
• Vaccine sites in children
• Change of telephone contact
• Immunisation web site
• Meningococcal serogroup C
• Blow the pain away

Issue 9 January 2004

• 8th Edition Immunisation Handbook
• Pertussis outbreaks
• FAQs - Boostrix vaccine
• Measles outbreak
• Pneumovax vaccine
• Meningococcal C National Program
• Prevenar shortage
• Influenza vaccine orders
• Surveillance of Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Victoria

Previous editions - 2003

Issue #8 - December 2003

• Meningococcal C Vaccine Program - ACIR payment
• 8th Edition Immunisation Handbook
• Australian standard vaccination schedule (ASVS)
• Overseas immunisation records
• 2004 Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Program
• Vaccine supply - Oral polio vaccine (OPV)
• Vaccine supply - ADT / Boostrix®
• Vaccine supply - Hepatitis B
• Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in Victoria
• Incidence of varicella (Chickenpox) infection in Australia
• Immunisation resources - Updated

Issue #7 - October 2003

• Immunisation Handbook
• Important changes
• The major changes to the NIP
• The ASVS recommendations
• New resources
• Frequently asked questions

Issue #6 - August 2003

• Phase 2 Meningococcal Program
• Childhood pneumococcal vaccine
• RCH research trial
• Hepatitis B vaccine for Year 7 students
• ADT vaccine schedule
• Tetanus prone wounds
• Pertussis cases
• Reporting immunisations promptly
• Immunisation catch up scenario
• Immunisation resources

Issue #5 - May 2003

• Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (FAQs)
• National Meningococcal C Program
• Influenza Vaccine Program
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Program
• Measles outbreak
• What do vaccines cost?
• Polio vaccine administration
• Tetanus vaccine
• When does the immunisation schedule change?

Issue #4 - March 2003

• Victoria’s immunisation rates
• National Meningococcal C Program
• Summary of Victorian Meningococcal C Vaccination Program

Previous editions - 2002

Issue #3 - December 2002

• Web site now available
• MMR Availability
• Conjugate Meningococcal C Vaccine Program 2003
• Meningococcal vaccines - understanding the difference

Issue #2 - September 2002

• Meningococcal serogroup C update
• Meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccines
• Interpreting service
• Standard needle sizes for immunisation
• Storage of records
• The golden rules of immunisation continued
• Oral polio vaccine
• Vaccine shortages
• ADT (Adult diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine recommendations
• Immunisation calculator
• Website coming soon
• A great response

Issue #1 - August 2002

• About the newsletter
• The Royal Melbourne Show – Q fever
• Rubella vaccine
• Meningitec vaccine
• Oral polio vaccine
• Communicable diseases alert – measles, hepatitis B
• The golden rules of immunisation
• Antivaccination and the world wide web
• Faxing an order

June 2002

• Immunisation in the media
• Influenza on the increase in Victoria
• Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine recommendations
• Influenza vaccine redistribution
• Measles alert
• Priorix vaccine
• Oral polio vaccine
• Paediatric hepatitis B vaccine
• Year 7 hepatitis B vaccine
• Vaccine shortage
• Information for pharmacists
• Immunisation coverage Australia 2001

May 2002

• National Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Program
• Ervevax (rubella vaccine)
• Hepatitis B (Thiomersal free) paediatric
• Adult hepatitis B vaccine
• 6 month immunisation encounter
• IPV (IPOL) immunisation
• Influenza 2002
• Young adults MMR program
• Immunisation sites
• Meningococcal group C vaccine
• Cold chain and vaccines
• Mobile immunisation vans
• Victorian Infectious Disease Bulletin, December 2001