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Vaccine Update March 2023

31 March 2023

The following update gives an overview of the supply situation for vaccines purchased directly from the manufacturers for the purposes of travel.

Hepatitis A vaccine

Adult:

  • GSK: supply of Havrix Adult pre-filled syringe (PFS) singles and packs of 10 are currently available
  • Sanofi Pasteur: Avaxim PFS singles and packs of 10 are currently available
  • MSD: VAQTA Adult is available

Paediatric:

  • GSK: supply of Havrix Paediatric singles and packs of 10 are currently available
  • MSD: VAQTA Paediatric is available

Hepatitis B vaccine

Adult:

  • GSK: Engerix B PFS singles and packs of 10 are currently available
  • GSK: supply of Fendrix is currently limited availability – recovery early-April
  • MSD: HBVAXPRO 10 μg is available
  • MSD: HBVAXPRO 40 μg is available

Paediatric:

  • GSK: supply of Engerix B Paediatric singles is currently available
  • MSD: HBVAXPRO 5μg is available

Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine

  • GSK: Twinrix Adult singles and packs of 10 are available
  • GSK: Twinrix Paediatric is currently not available – expected recovery mid-March
  • GSK: Ambirix is available

Combined hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine

  • Sanofi Pasteur: Viatim is now a discontinued product and no longer available for sale

Typhoid vaccine

  • Sanofi Pasteur: Typhim singles and packs of 10 are available
  • Emergent: Vivotif is available

Rabies vaccine

  • Valneva: Rabipur is currently available. Expiry of current stock – 31 March 2023. Further inventory available in April 2023
  • Sanofi Pasteur: Rabies BP is now a discontinued product and no longer available for sale

Diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (inactivated) vaccine

  • Sanofi Pasteur: Revaxis is available

Meningitis ACWY vaccine

  • GSK: Menveo is currently available
  • Pfizer: Nimenrix is currently available
  • Sanofi Pasteur: MenQuadfi is available

Yellow fever vaccine

  • Sanofi Pasteur: Stamaril is available

Cholera vaccine

  • Valneva: Dukoral is currently unavailable. Further inventory available in late March 2023

Japanese encephalitis vaccine

  • Valneva: Ixiaro is available

Vaccine ordering over the Bank Holiday period

For information from the manufacturers on vaccine order cut-off and delivery dates for the upcoming Easter, May Day and Coronation bank holidays, please refer to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Vaccine update: issue 336, March 2023