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Month: July 2020

MVEC immunisation reference page updates reflecting NIP changes 1 July 2020

We have updated the following MVEC immunisation reference pages to reflect the changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) as of 1 July 2020:

  • MVEC: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation recommendations
  • MVEC: Asplenia
  • MVEC: Children with cardiac disease 
  • MVEC: Meningococcal disease and vaccines 
  • MVEC: Meningococcal vaccines in special risk and immunosuppressed patients
  • MVEC: Preterm infant immunisation 
  • MVEC: Recommended additional vaccines for purchase up to 20 years of age (unfunded)

by Alice Black

1 July 2020 - Changes to the NIP

From today, there are changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) designed to improve protection against meningococcal and pneumococcal disease. 

You can read more about these changes here:

Clinical update: National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule changes from 1 July 2020 - advice for vaccination providers

You can view the updated Victorian Immunisation Schedule here:

Immunisation schedule Victoria

We have updated the following pages to reflect these changes:

  • MVEC: Asplenia
  • MVEC: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation recommendations
  • MVEC: Meningococcal disease and vaccines 
  • MVEC: Meningococcal vaccines in special risk and immunosuppressed patients
  • MVEC: Recommended additional vaccines for purchase up to 20 years of age (unfunded)
  • MVEC: Children with cardiac disease
  • MVEC: Preterm infant immunisation 

by Alice Black

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