Immunisation Handbook 2011

Published online: 
02 May 2011

Summary

The purpose of the Immunisation Handbook 2011 is to provide clinical guidelines for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice. These guidelines are based on the best scientific evidence available at the time of printing, from published and unpublished literature.

Note that the Handbook refers to two Ministry of Health documents (the Communicable Diseases Control Manual 2011 and the Technical Guidelines for Mantoux Testing and BCG Vaccination 2011) which are not yet available, but are expected to be published during 2011.

Publishing information

  • Date of publication:
    May 2011
    Hardcopy date of publication:
    June 2011
    ISBN:
    978-0-478-37457-5 (print), 978-0-478-37458-2 (online)
    HP number:
    5325
    Citation:
    Ministry of Health. 2011. Immunisation Handbook 2011. Wellington: Ministry of Health
    Ordering information:
    Hard copy available to be ordered, also soft copy available to download