| Key web sites |
| Books |
There are many web sites devoted to vaccination issues">
| Key web sites |
| Books |
There are many web sites devoted to vaccination issues, but we would recommend you start with these:
| Department of Health Immunisation web site. This superb web site has a vast range of reliable, immunisation-related resources, including much of the health promotion material you should have available in your clinic. Click on the “For health professionals” link to register to receive paper updates. |
| The Department of Health's "Green Book" (on line) - at the time of writing this is the 1996 "Green Book", without even the updated chapter on meningococcal vaccine that was issued shortly after the Meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine became available. |
| Department of Health MMR web site. |
| Health Education Board for Scotland's MMR discussion pack. |
Non-UK sites you might want to look at include:
| Good sites for US information:
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| Good Australian sites:
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Dr English has listed many more immunisation links at his own web site.
| The "Green Book" (Immunisation against infectious disease. 1996. London. HMSO). This is a basic reference that all vaccine practitioners need, but which has now become somewhat out of date. |
| Gordon
Ada, David
Isaacs. “Vaccination”. Paperback - 272 pages (15 January, 2001). Allen &
Unwin; ISBN: 1865082236. This provides a reasonably accessible introduction into the immunology of vaccination, and vaccination in general. It is relatively cheap (£8.99 at both Amazon and Blackwells online on 25/10/02), and we recommend it for practice nurses, GPs, health visitors, and others who want to know more about vaccination. |
| George C Kassianos. “Immunisation: childhood and travel health” 4th edition.
2001. Oxford. Blackwell Science Ltd. ISBN 0-632-05581-2. (Excellent resource, but you probably don’t need a copy each. It would be great if each practice or health centre could have a copy. It cost £24.99 at Blackwells online, and 24.95 at Amazon on 25/10/02.) |
