Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland, 2008 Edition (with updated corrections and amendments, December 2009.)
These guidelines are produced by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
You can download a list of changes to the 2008 edition of the guidelines here. (Updated December 2009)
A copy of the updated guidelines can be downloaded here. (Updated December 2009)
- to include chapter 6a (Human Papillomavirus). This chapter can be accessed at the back of the guidelines before the appendices. These guidelines do not contain the pandemic influenzae chapter please download this seperately below.
The guidelines can be downloaded below by chapter.
Preface and Anaphylaxis (Updated December 2009)
Routine Childhood Immunisation Schedule
Chapter 1 - General Information
Chapter 2 - General Immunisation Procedures (updated July 2009)
Chapter 3 - Diphtheria
Chapter 4 - Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib)
Chapter 5 - Hepatitis A (updated July 2009)
Chapter 6 - Hepatitis B (updated July 2009)
Chapter 6a - Human Papillomavirus (New Chapter July 2009)
Chapter 7 - Influenza (updated July 2009)
Chapter 8 - Measles (updated July 2009)
Chapter 9 - Meningococcal Infection
Chapter 10 - Mumps (updated July 2009)
Chapter 10a - Pandemic Influenza (New Chapter November 2009) Updated December 2009
Chapter 11 - Pertussis
Chapter 12 - Pneumococcal Infection
Chapter 13 - Poliomyelitis
Chapter 14 - Rubella (updated July 2009)
Chapter 15 - Tetanus
Chapter 16 - Tuberculosis
Chapter 17 - Varicella-Zoster
Chapter 18 - Immunisation and Health Information for Health-Care Workers and Others in At-Risk Occupations
Chapter 19 - Immunisations and Health Information for Travel
Chapter 20 - Rabies
Appendices - Appendix 1 - List of licensed vaccines provided by the Irish Medicines Board which are authorised and marketed in Ireland also see the Irish Medicines Board Vaccine Page
- Appendix 2 - Table of countries with TB Notification Rates = 40/100,000 population, 2005 (WHO figures) |