Scottish Vaccine Update - Issue 76

​​​​​​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: 

• increases in mumps cases
• changes to the infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) schedule reminde
• expiry dates for Fluenz Tetra® issued for the 2019/20 children’s programme
• providing a second dose of flu vaccine after all Fluenz Tetra® has expired
• maternal pertussis programme – change to dTaP/IPV vaccine
• update to Bexsero® Patient Information Leaflet
• Green Book chapter updates
• vaccine supply (non-centrally supplied) ​