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Publication #8158
Reference
CMO(2024)08
Name
Prenatal pertussis (whooping cough) – vaccine change from 1 July 2024
Categories
Scottish Government
CMO Letters
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
SCOTLAND
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
IMMUNISATION
WHOOPING COUGH
Description
This circular informs of a vaccine change from 1 July 2024 when ADACEL® (Tdap) a vaccine without Inactivated Polio Virus (IPV), will replace Boostrix-IPV® (dTaP/IPV) for the pertussis vaccination in pregnancy programme.
Contact Name
Vaccination Policy Team
Contact Email
Contact Address
Created
2024-05-29 10:01:00
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