The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7344 p410
9 April 2005

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All over 65s to be offered pneumococcal immunisation

Immunisation against pneumococcal infection is to be offered to everybody in England and Wales aged 65 years and over, the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government have announced.

The immunisation programme for older people started in August 2003 when people aged 80 years and over were offered the vaccine. This was extended to include people aged 75 years and over in 2004. The DoH says that patients can be vaccinated at any time during the year but adds that doctors will be inviting patients for vaccination from April.