Maternal pertussis vaccine change
The maternal pertussis vaccine is changing from Boostrix-IPV to ADACEL from 1 July 2024. NHS England is aware that notification to GP practices from Trusts delivering the vaccine may not capture the correct pertussis vaccine type. This is due to the templates used by maternity still being updated to enable the recording of the new vaccine, ADACEL. Practices may receive information that a Boostrix-IPV vaccine was given but there will also be a free text message to say that ADACEL was given instead. Please update the patient’s electronic records to reflect the free text message on the correct vaccine type given.