The Green Book has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK.
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The Green Book
Information for public health professionals on immunisation.
Part 1: Principles, Practices and Procedures
Information for public health professionals on immunisation.
- Immunity and how vaccines work: the green book, chapter 1
- Consent: the green book, chapter 2
- Storage, distribution and disposal of vaccines: the green book, chapter 3
- Immunisation procedures: the green book, chapter 4
- Immunisation by nurses and other health professionals: the green book, chapter 5
- Contraindications and special considerations: the green book, chapter 6
- Immunisation of individuals with underlying medical conditions: the green book, chapter 7
- Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8
- Surveillance and monitoring for vaccine safety: the green book, chapter 9
- Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: the green book, chapter 10
- UK immunisation schedule: the green book, chapter 11
- Immunisation of healthcare and laboratory staff: the green book, chapter 12
Part 2: The Diseases, Vaccinations and Vaccines
Information for public health professionals on immunisation.
- Anthrax: the green book, chapter 13
- Cholera: the green book, chapter 14
- COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a
- Diphtheria: the green book, chapter 15
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): the green book, chapter 16
- Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
- Hepatitis B: the green book, chapter 18
- Human papillomavirus (HPV): the green book, chapter 18a
- Influenza: the green book, chapter 19
- Japanese encephalitis: the green book, chapter 20
- Measles: the green book, chapter 21
- Meningococcal: the green book, chapter 22
- Mumps: the green book, chapter 23
- Pertussis: the green book, chapter 24
- Pneumococcal: the green book, chapter 25
- Polio: the green book, chapter 26
- Rabies: the green book, chapter 27
- Respiratory syncytial virus: the green book, chapter 27a
- Rotavirus: the green book, chapter 27b
- Rubella: the green book, chapter 28
- Shingles (herpes zoster): the green book, chapter 28a
- Smallpox and monkeypox: the green book, chapter 29
- Tetanus: the green book, chapter 30
- Tick-borne encephalitis: the green book, chapter 31
- Tuberculosis: the green book, chapter 32
- Typhoid: the green book, chapter 33
- Varicella: the green book, chapter 34
- Yellow fever: the green book, chapter 35