Influenza vaccine and egg allergy update
Based on the latest guidelines from the Australiasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, influenza vaccines can be safely administered in community vaccination clinics (which may or may not have direct medical practitioner supervision) to those with and without egg allergy (including egg anaphylaxis). This is a single dose, followed by the recommended 15 minute observation period. Please refer to our MVEC: Allergy and Immunisation page for further details.
Introduction of Gardasil 9
With the transition from Gardasil® to Gardasil 9® on the National Immunisation Program in January 2018, MVEC has created a new Immunisation Reference page on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Please follow the link for details MVEC: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
AEFICAN.ORG.AU the new national surveillance website
We would like to advise you that the SAEFVIC website address has changed to aefican.org.au which is a national surveillance website
*Please note saefvic.org.au will be temporarily redirected to the new aefican.org.au website.
- Your existing login details will still work on this new website so there is no need to reregister**.
- Upon signing in you will be automatically directed to the Victorian, SAEFVIC arm which continues to only be accessible by SAEFVIC staff.
- There is no change to our reporting or follow up services so please continue to report as usual.
New Users
For new users of aefican.org.au you will need to register via the Register tab on the homepage. Please enter email address, create password and all other required fields. Subsequent logins will be via the Login tab entering username and selected password. Once logged in your details will be auto filled on the Reporter details page.
If you have any queries you can contact us on 1300 882 924 (Option 1) or [email protected]
Regards,
The SAEFVIC team
**For those reporters who live interstate and registered a non-Victorian address, you will need to re-register with a Victorian address. The new AEFI-CAN system is state-based so automatically directs users to the portal for the state/territory registered in their account.
The Clinical Vaccinology Update is back!
The CVU is back and will be held on Tuesday 28th November 2017 at Monash University in Caulfield. To book your tickets to the CVU, head to our events page.
New Zoster vaccine (Zostavax®) FAQs reference page
SAEFVIC has updated its Zoster resources and developed a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) page for use by providers. The Zoster vaccine FAQs page provides answers to questions on the use of Zostavax® and can be used in conjunction with existing resources in the Zoster MVEC page.
Updated Meningococcal page
MVEC's Meningococcal disease and vaccines page has been updated. Please note, we have now combined the pages for all Meningococcal vaccines under the one Immunisation reference page.
http://www.mvec.vic.edu.au/immunisation-references/meningococcal-disease-and-vaccines/
2017 TVU Presentations now available
Thank you again to all who attended the 2017 Travel Vaccine Update held here at the Royal Children's Hospital on August 31st. If you would like to revisit the presentations that took place on the night, please head to our Events page for the downloadable versions from our presenters.
Immunisation - Get the Facts
A new campaign has been launched by the Government to encourage parents to 'Get The Facts About Immunisation'.
We know parents want evidence based information to support decision making about childhood vaccinations, so we're making it easier to 'get the facts'.
You can find out more information about the campaign by visiting www.immunisationfacts.gov.au
Zostavax - GP decision aid
Zostavax® contains a live attenuated varicella-zoster virus, containing 14 times more virus than childhood varicella vaccines. Administration to people who are immunocompromised is associated with risk of disseminated disease from the vaccine virus. Our new GP decision aid be used to assist in the identification of patients who may be contraindicated for the shingles vaccine.
For further info including new resources, please refer to our MVEC: Zoster page.
Influenza vaccine recommendations for 2017
Flu season is now upon us! Please follow the link for the current influenza vaccine recommendations.
Influenza 2017 recommendations