A list of updates made to the Handbook is provided below by the date they were published. The Handbook will be reviewed 3 times per year following ATAGI meetings in February, May and August. Urgent updates to the content will be made as required.
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The following pages were updated:
Changes to 4.24.7 Recommendations, 4.24.9 Contraindications, 4.24.10 Precautions, and 4.24.11 Adverse events
4.24.7 Recommendations
Addition of text reiterating importance of obtaining a medical history in patients prior to vaccination, to reiterate the contraindications regarding use of Zostavax in immunocompromised people and to provide further detail on what constitutes immunocompromise and how to manage inadvertent vaccination in these people.
4.24.9 Contraindications
Addition of text and table to reiterate the contraindications regarding use of Zostavax in immunocompromised people and to provide further detail on what constitutes immunocompromise and how to manage inadvertent vaccination in these people.
4.24.10 Precautions
Addition of text providing more specific detail of CD4 levels at which a person infected with HIV can receive Zostavax. (Refer also Chapter 3.3 Groups with special vaccination requirements).
4.24.11 Adverse events
Addition of text providing details of select serious outcomes where immunocompromised people have received Zostavax.
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