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The UK Vaccine Industry Group (UVIG) represents the major vaccine companies that invest in the research, development and manufacture of vaccines for the UK.

UVIG aims to:

promote the positive benefits of vaccination as an essential element to improve the public health of the nation;
represent the UK vaccine industry to all interested parties.

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Dr Brian Iddon MP encourages MPs and their constituents at risk of flu to be vaccinated this winter.
MPs and Peers from all parties were today, 4 November 2009, offered flu vaccinations, in line with Government recommendations, in a bid to encourage their constituents to be vaccinated against flu for this 2009/10 season.
“We are all hearing a lot about pandemic these days but it is really important that people over the age of 65 and all those in at-risk groups don’t forget about their seasonal flu jab, and visit their surgeries to be vaccinated,” said Brian Iddon MP. “Seasonal flu vaccination is important to help protect those people who are more susceptible to serious complications from the condition,” he added.

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Seasonal flu vaccine supply, 2009
As of mid July, UVIG companies confirmed that they are scheduled to bring in over 14.5 million doses of seasonal flu vaccine into the UK for the 2009 programme. This will more than cover the existing orders placed by surgeries, wholesalers and other government bodies. 97% of deliveries will be completed by the end of October 2009, with the bulk of the remainder delivered by the end of November 2009.

Latest Vaccine News

Swine Flu briefings dropped
The UK Government will no longer be giving weekly Swine Flu briefings as new cases in the past month have fallen dramatically. However, a fortnightly bulletin will be issued starting Thursday 21 January together with an interpretative quote from the Chief Medical Officer. Last week (w/c 04/01/2010) there were less than 5,000 new cases of Swine Flu.
13th. January, 2010

Leukaemia vaccine being developed
A new leukaemia vaccine is to be tested on human patients for the first time later this year in a trial at King's College London. The vaccine has been developed for use after chemotherapy or a bone marrow swap operation and works by encouraging the body's immune system into thinking leukaemia cells are foreign and then attacking them. This research was carried out by Dr Nicola Hardwick and colleagues from the Department of Haematological Medicine at King’s College London. The study was funded by The Leukaemia Research Fund, the Elimination of Leukaemia Fund and the Department of Health. It was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy.
05 January 2010

10 Years of the Meningitis C Vaccine
The Group C meningococcal vaccine was introduced into the UK childhood immunisation programme in November 2009 and has proved to be one of the most effective health protection measures of recent years, saving hundreds of lives according to Health Protection Agency (HPA) immunisation expert Dr Mary Ramsay.

Prior to the vaccine's introduction there were around 1000 recorded cases of Group C meningitis and septicaemia in England and Wales every year, resulting in over 100 deaths per year.

Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health Professor David Salisbury said, "In 1999, 79 children lost their lives to a disease that is now, thanks to the Department's successful immunisation programme, all but eradicated in the UK. HPA figures show there were only 13 cases of Meningitis C in 2008/09 compared to 955 in 1998/99 - a decline of 99% largely due to the use of meningococcal C vaccine.

2009 Westminster Flu Day

This year's Westminster Flu Day was held on November 4th, in Portcullis House.