The Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition 2013

Variations from product information
In some instances, the ATAGI recommendations in the Handbook
may differ from information provided by the manufacturer in the
vaccine product information document (PI); these differences may be
recommendations that are in addition to or instead of those listed in the
PI. Where indicated, variations from the PI are detailed in each relevant
vaccine chapter under the heading ‘Variations from product information’.
Where a variation exists, the ATAGI recommendation should be
considered best practice.
The reader is encouraged to seek additional information on communicable
disease surveillance, prevention and control, including published guidelines,
from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) via the Australian
Government CDNA website (www.health.gov.au/cdnasongs).
Part 5 of the Handbook pertains to passive immunisation using immunoglobulin
preparations and provides an overview of the available products and their
intended use.
There are a number of appendices, including contact details for state and
territory health departments (Appendix 1); the literature search strategies
used for the 10th edition of the Handbook (Appendix 2); components used in
the vaccines available via the National Immunisation Program (Appendix 3);
some commonly asked questions (Appendix 4); a glossary of terms used in the
Handbook (Appendix 5); abbreviations used in the Handbook (Appendix 6); and a
list of dates when various vaccines became available in Australia (Appendix 7).
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