Scottish Vaccine Update - Issue 73

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

This issue reports on: 

• expected delay to some batches of flu vaccine (Fluenz Tetra®) used in the childhood flu vaccination programme
• possible shortage of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) during winter 2019 
• vaccine supply (non-centrally supplied)​