Revised use of pneumococcal vaccines
This document outlines changes to the recommended use of pneumococcal vaccines in The Australian Immunisation Handbook. It includes the outcome of public consultations and the final recommendations made to the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Public consultation on changes to the recommended use of pneumococcal vaccines
Responses to public consultation submissions for changes to pneumococcal recommendations
Submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) on proposed changes to the recommended use of pneumococcal vaccines
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Public consultation on the proposed changes to the recommended use of pneumococcal vaccines in The Australian Immunisation Handbook (Handbook) was conducted over a 4-week period from 31 January 2020 to 1 March 2020, during which time the proposed changes were available on the Citizen Space website. The Department of Health invited a range of stakeholders, committees, working groups and interested people to provide submissions.
Following public consultation, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation made a submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), seeking its approval of the proposed changes to the recommended use of pneumococcal vaccines in the Handbook. This submission was approved by NHMRC in May 2020.
The following documents are available here:
- The public consultation document with the drafted recommendations and rationale for the changes which were released as part of this public consultation.
- A report outlining the public consultation comments received for the revised pneumococcal recommendations and how they were addressed in the final report.
- The approved submission to the NHMRC on proposed amendments to the recommended use of pneumococcal vaccines in the Australian Immunisation Handbook.