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- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: The latest information regarding COVID-19 for CESPHN health care professionals is available on our website.
- Changes to the National Immunisation Program Schedule : From 1 July 2020,
changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) will take effect, with new recommendations to improve protection against meningococcal and pneumococcal disease.
- Influenza season in 2020: An update on the influenza activity so far in 2020 compared to 2019, and advice on Fluad Quad® for patients aged 65 years and over.
- Maintaining immunisation services during COVID-19: Guidelines are available to help practices implement measures to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in order to continue delivering essential immunisation services.
- Pneumococcal vaccine and COVID-19: There is currently no evidence to suggest that pneumococcal vaccines provide protection against COVID-19 associated pneumonia.
- Maternal vaccination safety study: The data from a recent AusVaxSafety study reassures that pertussis and influenza vaccination during pregnancy is safe.
- Access to the AIR site is changing: Authentication file logon method will be switching off in the near future, and providers will only able to access the AIR site using PRODA.
- Enhancing AIR data quality : Read about how practices can enhance their data quality in practice software to ensure data recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is accurate.
- AusVaxSafety annual report: The latest report from AusVaxSafety summarises information about common adverse events following immunisation at each schedule
point on the National Immunisation Program.
- Securing vaccine supply to aged care facilities: Read about CESPHN’s response strategy to facilitate priority access of flu vaccines to our RACFs, to ensure compliance with the Public Health (COVID-19 Residential Aged Care Facilities) Order 2020.
- NEW: Catch-up calculator:
The National Immunisation Catch-up Calculator (NICC) is now available and can be accessed via the Australian Immunisation Handbook website.
- NEW: Cold Chain Breach reporting form: The new NSW Health “Cold Chain Breach and Vaccine Wastage Reporting form” has been updated to reflect the recent addition of Bexsero to the National Immunisation Program Schedule.
Our website includes all information relating to recent alerts and notices as well as
resources.
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