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Latest News and Updates from the TRAVAX Team

Travel Advice for Hajj Pilgrims (Update)

03 October 2012

A press release has been issued today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The head of HPA's World ...

Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus (Update)

02 October 2012

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) have produced Infection Prevention and Control Precautions and Case ...

Interruption to Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines (Update)

02 October 2012

In January 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced an interruption to the supply of Typherix® (Vi polysaccharide ...

Protection Against Pertussis for Newborn Babies

28 September 2012

Following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendations, a temporary vaccination ...

Interruption to Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines (Update)

27 September 2012

Typhim Vi® (Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine) - Sanofi Pasteur MSD is experiencing a supply problem ...

Acute Respiratory Illness Associated with Novel Coronavirus 2012

26 September 2012

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed the diagnosis of one laboratory confirmed case of severe ...

Rabies Vaccine Shortage (Update)

25 September 2012

This is an update to the ongoing shortage of rabies vaccine in the UK.Rabies Vaccine BP® (Sanofi Pasteur ...

World Rabies Day 2012

24 September 2012

This year World Rabies Day will take place on 28 September 2012. World Rabies Day was createdby the ...

Rabies Vaccine Shortage (Update)

17 September 2012

This is an update to the ongoing shortage of rabies vaccine in the UK. Rabipur® (Novartis Vaccines) will ...

RCN Competencies; Travel Health Nursing: Career and Competence development 2012

11 September 2012

On 5 September 2012, the Royal College of Nursing published the 2nd edition of RCN Competencies; Travel ...

The British Global and Travel Health Association (previously BTHA) 2012 conference

31 August 2012

Early bird registration for the annual BGTHA conference on October 6th in Bristol closes soon. The theme ...

Interruption to Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines (Update)

30 August 2012

In January 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)announced an interruption to the supply of Typherix® (Vi polysaccharide ...

Rabies Vaccine Shortage

20 August 2012

There is currently a shortage of rabies vaccine in the UK. Rabipur® (Novartis Vaccines) will not be available ...

Updated Guidance on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers

08 August 2012

In July 2012, the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) published updated specialist guidance ...

Cancer Research UK Press Release

24 July 2012

Cancer Research UK has released a press statement which highlights a serious increase in the number of ...

British Behaviour Abroad Report 2011/12

19 July 2012

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has released the annual British Behaviour Abroad Report for 2012. The ...

Travelling During Ramadan

13 July 2012

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is alerting travellers planning to visit an Islamic country ...

New Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Launched

14 June 2012

A new meningococcal conjugate vaccine has been launched in the UK by Glaxo SmithKline. Nimenrix™ helps ...

Patient Information Leaflet for Vaccines on TRAVAX

14 June 2012

We have made an improvement to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) table on TRAVAX. The table ...

Neglected Tropical Diseases

22 May 2012

Two new non-vaccine preventable disease records have been added to TRAVAX, Buruli Ulcer and Trachoma. ...