Book review: The Australian Immunisation Handbook, 7th edition, May 2000, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Commonwealth of Australia 2000 Australian Government Publishing: Canberra

Abstract

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recently released the 7th edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook. This guide is regularly updated to provide current information on vaccination and vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. There have been some notable changes from the previous (1997) edition in relation to:

• Types of vaccines,
• Standard vaccination schedules,
• Administration of vaccines/changes of procedures,
• Format of the handbook.