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Catherine Heffernan

Principal Advisor for Commissioning Early Years, Immunisations and Vaccination Services, Public Health England but based at NHS England (London Region)

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The impact of social media interventions on adult influenza vaccination: A systematic review

This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines (Prisma, 2020). Our inclusion criteria comprised of peer reviewed systematic reviews, intervention studies (randomised controlled trials,...

COVID vaccination: What's next?

There are concerns that developed countries such as the UK have resorted to ‘vaccine nationalism’, that is stockpiling vaccines to prioritise rapid access for their citizens due to public or political...

The ‘new normal’: delivering childhood immunisations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Delivery of the national immunisation programmes in general practice did not cease. Good coverage of immunisations is crucial to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (such as pertussis...

Vaccinating outside Section 7a immunisation programmes: who, how and why?

According to attendees at a roundtable discussion in London, an injection of clarity is needed in NHS vaccination policies in order to help guide the actions of health professionals who provide the...

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