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H5N1 Pre-Pandemic Vaccine Consultation Document

Date of publication: December 2007
Submissions closed: 15th February 2008

Summary

The Ministry manages a stockpile of 100,000 courses of H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine, made from a currently circulating strain of H5N1 avian influenza. Should a human H5N1 influenza virus emerge, the pre-pandemic vaccine will be offered to key front-line health workers and other front-line pandemic response personnel.

This consultation document identifies the staff groups who will be offered the vaccine, and outlines some operational details. It is principally intended for review by the relevant personnel and agencies, but the consultation process is also open to the public and the Ministry encourages anyone who is interested to make a submission.

How to have your say

Submissions closed on 15 February 2008

Contact information for queries:

H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine consulation
C/O Dean Manning
Risk and Assurance
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington

Email: dean_manning@moh.govt.nz (please include 'H5N1 consultation' in the subject line)

Telephone enquiries to: Martin Davis, 04 460 4768.

Publication availability

This publication is available in word and PDF formats below:

Pre-pandemic Vaccine consultation document (Word, 280 KB)
Pre-pandemic Vaccine consultation document (PDF, 821 KB)

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Publishing information

Date of publication: 6 December 2007

ISBN 978-0-478-31263-8 (online)

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2007. Pre-pandemic Vaccine consultation document. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Related information

http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/nz-influenza-pandemic-action-plan-2006