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Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Vaccination offers the best hope for protecting population health against challenges posed by infectious diseases, through strengthening of the human defense systems. The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases is set up to provide science-based advice on vaccine use at the population level.
Chairman Dr CHOW Chun Bong
Members Dr. CHAN Man Chung Dr. Daniel CHIU Cheung Shing Professor LAU Yu Lung Dr. LEUNG Chi Wai Dr. Wilina LIM Wei Ling Dr. MAK Sin Ping Professor Tony NELSON Dr. SO Man Kit Dr. TAM Cheuk Ming Dr. Christine WONG Wang Professor Patrick WOO Chiu Yat Dr. Betty YOUNG Wan Yin Papers Discussed / Recommendations Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Scientific Committee on Vector-borne Diseases Updated Recommendation on Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination for Travellers to Endemic Areas (July 2011) Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2011/12 Season (June 2011) Recommendations on the Use of 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Childhood Immunisation Programme (April 2011) Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2010/11 Season (August 2010) Recommendations on the Interchangeability between 7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) and 10-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV10) (August 2010) Recommendations on Human Swine Influenza (HSI) Vaccination (January 2010) Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for the 2009/10 Season (July 2009) Recommendations on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines (March 2009) Use of Hepta-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in the Childhood Immunisation Programme (October 2008) Recommendations on Influenza Vaccination for the 2008/09 Season (June 2008) Recommendation on the Use of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine (February 2008) Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2007/08 Season (May 2007) Recommendations on updated childhood immunisation programme containing inactivated poliovirus and acellular pertussis vaccines (December 2006) Hepatitis A immunisation in high risk groups and outbreak situations (July 2006) Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2006/07 Season (April 2006) Statement from the Working Group on Influenza Vaccination (December 2005) Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2005/06 Season(August 2005) Recommendation for use and advice for travellers on use of Meningococcal vaccines (June 2005) Statements on Influenza Vaccination for the 2004/05 Season(September 2004)

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Last revison date: 2011/05/25