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Transition to Prevenar 13 vaccine
Prevenar® vaccine will cease to be used from 1 July 2011. Prevenar 13® will replace it in the infant primary immunisation schedule at two, four and six months of age. In addition a supplementary catch-up dose of Prevenar13® for all children aged 12 months to 35 months will be commencing 1 October 2011. This catch-up vaccine program will run until 30 September 2012.
Prevenar 13® comprises an expanded range of pneumococcal strains to protect children against pneumococcal bacteria. Prevenar 13® protects against 13 strains including 19A which recently accounted for 20% of pneumococcal disease notifications in Victoria.
