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January 2012 New section -Immunisation Training Programme Study day - presentations have been added. New Hot topic The first year of HPV vaccination programme has 82% uptake HPV programme section has been updated. December 2011 Translation section Immunisation Schedule has been updated. Hot Topic Measles cases rise in Ireland and over 30,000 Measles cases in Europe in 2011 has been updated. Hot Topic Seasonal Influenza Vaccine has been updated. November 2011 New hot topic Seasonal Influenza Vaccine administration by pharmacists has been added. Correspondence Section has been updated. HPV Section has been updated to include the school guidelines. October 2011 Frequently asked questions for healthcare professionals - Version 8 has been added. Immunisation Newsletter Issue 13 has been added. Leaflet Translations section has been updated with the new BCG leaflet. HSE launches 2011-2012 Annual Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign hot topic has been updated. Vaccine ordering and storage section has been updated. The HSE and GP order forms have been updated. A new form "Retail Pharmacy order form" has also been added. FAQ about pandemix vaccine have been updated. Leaflet translations section has been updated to include this years flu materials. Hot topic - HSE launches 2011-2012 Annual Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign - has been added. September 2011 Hot topic - Measles cases rise in Ireland and over 26,000 Measles cases in Europe in 2011 - has been updated. Correspondence section has been updated. NIAC Guidelines for Ireland have been updated. Flu - Information for pregnant women has been updated. Flu - Information for healthcare workers has been updated. Flu information has been updated - public section Flu information has been updated - healthcare professional section New hot topic - Seasonal flu vaccine Flu information materials have been added to the translation section August 2011 New sections added to healthcare professionals section titled Recent Research HPV information section has been updated. HPV Programme Hot topic amended - Over 26,000 Measles cases in Europe in 2011 July 2011 Hot topic amended - Over 21,000 Measles cases in Europe in 2011 Contact us section has been updated. June 2011 Immunisation Newsletter Issue 12 has been added to the publication section. Vaccine Preventable Diseases has been updated Pre Immunisation has been updated Post Vaccination has been updated Your Questions Answered has been updated. Primary Immunisation Schedule has been updated. Introduction to Childhood Immunisations has been updated. FAQ for the HPV programme have been updated. Hot Topic Measles outbreaks in Europe has been updated. May 2011 New hot topic - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) catch up programme Training slides section has been added. These slides can be used for training purposes. Training Manual section has been updated. New Hot Topic Measles outbreaks in Europe Primary Immunisation Schedule tab on the homepage has been updated. Click here to access this information. April 2011 New hot topic - March 2011 Local health office phone numbers have been updated. New hot topic added titled Measles cases in the East Correspondence section has been updated. A letter about Pandemrix vaccine has been added. Hot topic Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 has been updated. Pneumococcal Section for parents and healthcare professionals have been updated. Letter to Maternity Hospitals and GPs about Flu vaccine for pregnant women. Click here to access this information. Training slides for "A practical Guide to Immunisation" have been updated. Click here to access this information. The hot topic "Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011" has been updated. Click here to access this information. The document "Frequently Asked Questions for Healthcare Professionals administrating the seasonal flu vaccine" has been updated. Click here to access this information. HPV information for healthcare professionals has been added. The document "Guidance for school visits in March 2011" has been added. Click here to access this information February 2011 Vaccine list has been updated. Click here to access this information. Latest edition of the immunisation newsletter is now available to download. Click here to access this informaiton. New hot topic childhood vaccine uptake rates. Click here to access this information FAQs for healthcare professionals regarding the vaccination schedule. Click here to access this information FAQS for parents regarding immunisation schedule. Click here to access this information Letter added to correspondence page titled Concern over childhood vaccine uptake rates January 2011 Hot topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 has been updated. Click here to access this information (31st January 2011) Information about the use of Pandemrix vaccine has been updated. Click here to access this information (31st January 2011) Information about the flu vaccine for children has been updated. Click here to access this information (31st January 2011) GP Correspondence has been updated to include letters circulated regarding Influenza. Click here to access this information Hot topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 has been updated. Click here to access this information (18th January 2011) GP Correspondence has been updated to include letters circulated regarding Influenza. Click here to access this information Hot topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 has been updated. Click here to access this information. Hot Topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 has been updated. Click here to access this information. NIAC Immunisation Guidelines - The guidelines main document has been updated. Click here to access this document December 2010 Hot topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 - has been updated. Click here to access this information Chapter 12 of the NIAC chapter for Pneumococcal disease has been updated. Click here to access this information November 2010 Updated version of the HPV frequently asked questions. Click here to access this information. (Version 5) A new publication has been added to the leaflet translation section. This publication is called 4 in 1 and MMR Vaccine information. Click here to access this information The information about the pandemic campaign has now been removed from the website. October 2010 Link has been added to the hot topic NEW Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine – Prevenar 13 to frequently asked questions for healthcare professionals. Click here to go straight to the FAQs A press release from the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCPI regarding the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2010/2011 was added to the Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 hot topic Letter added to correspondence section. Prevenar 13 NEW Hot Topic - Update to pneumococcal section - Information for adults and Information for children Update to Flu information for the public New Section added for the flu campaign - Information for pregnant women and Information for healthcare workers Local health office phone numbers for Laois and Offaly have been updated. September 2010 Information sheets in Latvian, Slovak, Lithuanian and Bulgarian have been added to the HPV information section. Information materials added to Influenza section. Click here to access this information. Update to Hot topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011. Click here to access this information Update to Chapter 10a - Pandemic Flu. Click here to access this chapter Update to Flu Vaccination information. Click here to access this information Update to HPV hot topic - information sent to secondary schools has been added. Click here to access this information Update to presentation from HPV talk on 31st August 2010 can be downloaded from here Update to HPV Programme - update to the SPC and PIL, links also added to the end of the page to HPV slides Update to Hot Topic - Seasonal Influenza Campaign 2010/2011 - Frequently Asked Questions for healthcare professionals adminstering the seasonal flu vaccine have been added. Click here to access this document Update to Influenza section under healthcare professionals - Frequently Asked Questions for healthcare professionals adminstering the seasonal flu vaccine have been added. to access this document Updates to the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland, 2008. The following amendments have been made New edition of the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland, 2008 online update August 2010. Click here to access this information, Amendements to the following chapters - Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 5, Chapter 7, Chapter 9, Chapter 10a and Chapter 13. Click here to access these chapters, A document showing changes to the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland can be accessed by clicking here. HPV information updated - clinical protocol and FAQs have been amended. Click here to access the updates. Flu Campaign 2010 - 2011. Click here for the update to the hot topic HPV information updated. Click here for the update to the hot topic and here for the update to the HPV programme section. Amendment to Issue 10 of National Immunisation Office Newsletter. Click here for details. August 2010 Presentation from HPV talk on 31st August 2010 can be downloaded from here. Guidelines for Late entrants to the Irish Health Care Programme. Click here for more information. (24th August 2010) Publication Added - The latest version of the National Immunisation Newsletter - Edition 10 is now available for download from here Page update - Primary Immunisation Schedule. Click here for more information. Guidelines for Late entrants to the Irish Health Care Programme. Click here for more information. Information added to the pneumococcal section for healthcare professionals.

This section was updated on 18th January 2012

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