title: Childhood immunisation: planned changes to the routine schedule (2).
abstract: With significant changes planned for the childhood immunisation schedule, this two-part series looks at the recommendations and their rationale in order for community practitioners to help explain the changes to parents. In the last issue, the introduction of a pneumococcal vaccine to the schedule was discussed. This article focuses on the re-spacing of the meningococcal vaccination and other changes to the schedule, and describes methods for reassuring parents.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diggle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004346:Drug Information Services; D006266:Health Education; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D020407:Internet; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: C094429:Mencevax AC; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial