Scottish Vaccine Update - Issue 67

The Scottish Vaccine Update issued by Health Protection Scotland provides current information and practical advice about immunisation policy, practice and vaccine supply in Scotland for front line health professionals.

This issue reports on:

• Plan for phased re-introduction of hepatitis B vaccine for lower
  priority groups

• Shortage of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) - recommendations on how to manage PPV23 immunisation during 2018

• Vaccine supply for non routine programmes