WHO: GIN – Global Immunization News 30 June 2012
http://www.who.int/entity/immunization/GIN_June_2012.pdf
This issue includes:
SUMMARY TABLES OF WHO ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS
The Summary Tables of WHO Routine Immunization Recommendations have been updated as of May 31, 2012 to reflect:
– The new WHO Vaccine Position Paper on Pneumococcal vaccines (published in the WHO Weekly epidemiological record (WER) 6 April 2012); and
– The lifting of the age restrictions for Rotavirus vaccines recommended by SAGE at their April 2012 Meeting (See SAGE Meeting Report in WER 25 May 2012)
– The revised version of the Summary Tables can be downloaded from the WHO website and are also available in French (Note: French version of Table 3 will be available soon).
The Summary Tables are intended for use by national immunization managers and key decision-makers, chairs and members of national advisory committees on immunization, and partner organizations, including industry.
http://www.who.int/immunization/policy/immunization_tables/en/index.html
GLOBAL VACCINE SAFETY BLUEPRINT (WHO/IVB/12.07)
This IVB document is now online. The Global Vaccine Safety Blueprint is a WHO strategic document that proposes new approaches to a consortium for strengthening vaccine pharmacovigilance systems in low-and middle-income countries.
http://extranet.who.int/iris/restricted/bitstream/10665/70919/1/WHO_IVB_12.07_eng.pdf