The Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition 2013

• Where relevant, information on co-administration with other vaccines
and interchangeability of vaccines is now included in the ‘Dosage and
administration’ section of disease chapters.
• A ‘Pregnancy and breastfeeding’ section has been added to all disease
chapters.
• Information on the public health management of each disease is only given
in detail where there are specific additional recommendations for vaccine
use in the context of disease control and/or post-exposure prophylaxis.
The reader is referred to published guidelines from the Communicable
Diseases Network Australia (CDNA), where available.
• The Evidence Grades assigned in the 9th edition to recommendations
contained within three chapters – Human papillomavirus, Rotavirus and Zoster
(online only) – have been removed (see discussion in 1.2 Development of the
10th edition of the Handbook regarding Handbook development).
1.4.3 Overview of major changes to recommendations
The following list summarises major changes to recommendations and other
important information that have occurred in each part of the 10th edition of
the Handbook.
Part 2 Vaccination procedures
2.1 Pre-vaccination
• The checklist summarising activities required for optimal storage of vaccines
has been deleted; readers are referred to the National vaccine storage guidelines:
Strive for 5.
• The table (Table 2.1.5) containing information on the minimum acceptable
age for the 1st vaccine doses in infants now provides advice on action
required in case of early administration.
• Catch-up recommendations and tables are now for children aged