Additions To Vaccination Kit
Over time we have added new vials to the vaccination kit, as they have become available. The kit now has 28 vials and we have added three vials to the original kit:
VA 26 |
Meningitis C |
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first used in UK in clinical trials in 1994; vaccination programme started in 1999 in UK, and from 2000 in Eire. |
VA27 |
5-In-1 Vaccine |
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introduced into the UK in October 2004 |
VA28 |
Pneumococcal/ |
from Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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Protective against meningitis, septicaemia, ear infections and pneumonia. Introduced 2000 in US, 2002 in Canada, 2005 in Australia and 2006 in UK; given to children under 5 |
In addition each year we update the VA10 vial (influenza vaccination) to take into account the most recent vaccination - because the virus mutates the medical vaccination has to be changed each year.
The most up-to-date VA10 vial will contain all the influenza vaccinations from 1992 (with the exception of the 1993 one). If you already have this kit, check the label on this vial to see if it includes the current year. If not, you can order an updated vial on its own.
Click here to see what's in the whole kit and/or to buy it.
Click here to download the full test kit info as a searchable PDF document - please be patient it may take a while to download as it's such a big document.
