VACCINATION

The new strategy aims to continue to increase uptake of the MMR vaccine in all children, and address immunity gaps across the population.

If the measles elimination goal is to be reached, vaccination coverage for children and adults needs to increase in a number of countries.

The greatest number of laboratory confirmed pertussis cases during the third quarter of 2018 continued to be in individuals aged 15 years and over.

It is expected that more than 60 million people will be protected against Yellow fever in Nigeria by the end of 2021.

Risk was sharply higher for college students than their noncollege peers.

While herpes zoster vaccine uptake appears to have reduced, this has to be considered in the context of recent changes to the eligibility criteria.

The findings support prevention of shingles and related complications in cancer patients through the use of emerging inactive zoster vaccines.

In 2017/18, 83.8 per cent of year 9 females completed the two-dose HPV vaccination course, compared to 83.1 per cent in 2016/17.

The evidenced-based guidance aims to strengthen infectious disease prevention and control among EU/EEA migrants and meet their particular health needs.

The course is designed for those new to a role in immunisation and is most suited to those who give or advise on a range of different vaccines.

The agencies call for actions to build broad public support for immunisations, while tackling vaccine misinformation and hesitancy.

Research will examine how infectious diseases spread and develop into epidemics so that new vaccines can be tested or used more effectively in future outbreaks.

Nearly 2.2 million doses of oral cholera vaccines have been dispensed among Rohingya refugees and their host population in Bangladesh since November 2017.

This year is the NHS’s biggest ever flu vaccination programme, which is providing a record free 8.5 million doses to eligible groups.