The May issue features:
vaccine heroes
PHE research - results of attitudinal survey
healthcare worker flu vaccination programme
MMR and MenACWY vaccination before the holiday season begins
protecting young babies against pertussis by vaccinating pregnant women
vaccine supply - centrally supplied
vaccine supply - non-centrally supplied
latest vaccination uptake figures, for shingles and the pertussis maternal vaccination programme
the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and Delegated Regulation
Public Health England (PHE) is calling for all parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) when the vaccine is offered, or for them to take it up now if they didn’t have it at the scheduled time.
In the first quarter of 2019, there were 231 confirmed cases of measles. This figure is slightly lower compared to the same quarter last year. As measles is highly infectious, anyone who has not received 2 doses of MMR vaccine is at risk, particularly unvaccinated people travelling to countries where there are currently large outbreaks of measles.
Latest data published by NHS Digital confirm that in the first quarter of 2019 there were 231 confirmed cases of measles in England.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health urges parents to ensure their children are fully vaccinated to protect them from the devastating illness.
Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, University of Southampton, reflects on media coverage of the use of vaccines and discusses a range of initiatives to address public fears around immunisation through vaccination To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Comment. Vaccine hesitancy was recently listed by the World Health Organization as one of the ten current global health threats. Dorothy Lepkowska looks at the reasons behind the movement and why addressing it should be a public health priority. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Childhood Immunisation Statistics (CBP 8556) by Rachael Harker.
This note reports on vaccinations that are given to children up to five years of age. Data is presented for constituent countries of the UK and at regional and local authority level in England. Where available international comparisons are provided.
As the global epidemic of obesity and type two diabetes in children and adults continues to be a major challenge to public health, an intriguing possible ‘off-target’ effect of the rotavirus vaccine and association with a reduction in the incidence of Type 1 diabetes, has been reported in JAMA Paediatrics. An Australian study from a team in Melbourne, JAMA Pediatr 2019;173(3):280-282. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4578) and is the first report of epidemiological evidence of this possible and fascinating association.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Research from Public Health England shows that health professionals remain the most trusted source of advice on immunisation (93% of parents agreed), while social media and the internet ranked as the least trusted sources of information. Overall, only 9% of parents have seen, read or heard about something that would make them doubt having their child immunised – a historically low proportion and down from a third (33%) in 2002.
An overview of some of the resources on immunisation available to local NHS staff - for help getting any of these resources, get in touch with MPFT library services.
The April issue features:
European Immunization week – 24 to 30 April 2019
The Value of Vaccines
going to a festival, concert or group holiday and up to 25 years of age? Starting university?
MenACWY in school years 9 or 10 – leaflet for schools
update on vaccine coverage data
Green book chapter 11: the UK immunisation schedule has been published
BCG vaccine (AJ Vaccines) for the national BCG programme
update on MMR vaccine ordering restriction
reminder about ordering centrally supplied vaccines
attention to all customers – Easter and May bank holiday deliveries warning notice
reporting expired or unused vaccines
The EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and Delegated Regulation as applicable to centrally supplied vaccines for the National Immunisation Programme *Vaccine supply for the non routine programme