Childhood immunisation: planned changes to the routine schedule (2)
Diggle, L.
Community Practitioner the Journal of the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association 79(8): 266-267
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1462-2815 PMID: 16922039 Document Number: 599656
With significant changes planned for the childhood immunisation schedule, this two-part series looks at the recommendations and their rationale in order for community practitioners to help explain the changes to parents. In the last issue, the introduction of a pneumococcal vaccine to the schedule was discussed. This article focuses on the re-spacing of the meningococcal vaccination and other changes to the schedule, and describes methods for reassuring parents.