Immunisation programme changes in 2017: A look back and a look forward

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Immunisation programme changes in 2017: A look back and a look forward

Contributing writer

Mary Nowlan and Emma Best

VACCINES
2018
We cannot be complacent, as gaps in immunisation coverage are at risk of widening and historical coverage holes are starting to show

To start the New Year, here is a look back at what immunisation providers achieved in 2017 – it was a year full of changes, starting with extended HPV vaccine protection

Key points, HPV vaccine was made available for both sexes from nine to 26 years of age.   Access was increased to funded influenza vaccine for pregnant women