Welcome to our weekly Immunisation Update! In this week’s update read about:
Beat the summer heat – prepare for possible power disruptions
Shingrix ® update
AIR antenatal indicator
Updated: Vaccination from community pharmacy
New RSV vaccine history table
Beat the summer heat – prepare for possible power disruptions
During the warmer months power outages are more likely to occur. Ensure your practice is prepared for disruptions to power supply by:
Review your practice/pharmacy’s vaccine management procedures and protocols with all staff members, ensuring everyone knows what to do in managing a power failure.
Reach out to CESPHN immunisation team if you need assistance in preparing or reviewing your vaccine management and storage protocols and procedures: immunisation@cesphn.com.au
Shingrix® update
On 1 November 2024, the Shingrix® Australian Product Information was updated to support the quality use and safe administration of Shingrix®. The changes include:
The addition of a recommended needle gauge for reconstitution (21G-25G)
Specific instruction to administer 0.5mL of the reconstituted vaccine.
The available options in the Vaccine Type field will change: ‘State Program’ and ‘Private’ options will be removed and ‘Other’ will be added.
A new antenatal indictor will be added to the AIR which will allow providers to report if the person is pregnant at the time of vaccine administration. A new warning message will appear when Antenatal is selected for individuals outside the approved age group or recorded gender.
Contact your software vendor to find out when the software will be updated to reflect the changes.
Updated: Vaccination from community pharmacy resource
In addition to other minor updates, the factsheet now incorporates the latest information on what is permissible in relation to the administration of Abrysvo® vaccine to pregnant women, for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in their unborn infants.
Vaccine history tables: RSV added
The NCIRS immunisation history tables summarise significant events in vaccination practice in Australia, particularly for vaccines used in population-based immunisation programs.
NCIRS has added RSV to its series of resources on the history of immunisation in Australia. Vaccine history tables for influenza, mpox and meningococcal were also updated last week. RSV
Education
Register via email 6 December 2024 9:00am – 1:00pm
SLHD Authorised Nurse Immuniser Annual Update 2024 (online) ANIs working in SLHD and SESLHD are invited to attend SLHD’s Annual Immunisation Update 2024. Topics include updated on the NIP, vaccine administrations errors, vaccinating difficult patients, legislation and guidelines, AEFI and anaphylaxis, Handbook updates, neonatal HepB, yellow fever, cold chain and audits, mpox and sexual health, and a brief NSW schools program update.
Immunisation Coalition: The 26th Annual Scientific Meeting This event is expected to hold significant importance for the scientific and medical community, government health officials, academics, and various health-related non-government organisations.
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