The Green Book has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK.
Part 1: principles, practices and procedures
Information for public health professionals on immunisation.
- Immunity and how vaccines work: the green book, chapter 1
- 5 January 2021
- Guidance
- Consent: the green book, chapter 2
- 18 June 2021
- Guidance
- Storage, distribution and disposal of vaccines: the green book, chapter 3
- 19 March 2013
- Guidance
- Immunisation procedures: the green book, chapter 4
- 20 March 2013
- Guidance
- Immunisation by nurses and other health professionals: the green book, chapter 5
- 20 March 2013
- Guidance
- Contraindications and special considerations: the green book, chapter 6
- 26 October 2017
- Guidance
- Immunisation of individuals with underlying medical conditions: the green book, chapter 7
- 10 January 2020
- Guidance
- Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8
- 20 March 2013
- Guidance
- Surveillance and monitoring for vaccine safety: the green book, chapter 9
- 20 March 2013
- Guidance
- Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: the green book, chapter 10
- 20 December 2018
- Guidance
- UK immunisation schedule: the green book, chapter 11
- 17 March 2022
- Guidance
- Immunisation of healthcare and laboratory staff: the green book, chapter 12
- 20 March 2013
- Guidance
Part 2: the diseases, vaccinations and vaccines
Information for public health professionals on immunisation.
- Anthrax: the green book, chapter 13
- 21 February 2017
- Guidance
- Cholera: the green book, chapter 14
- 11 December 2013
- Guidance
- COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a
- 28 February 2022
- Guidance
- Diphtheria: the green book, chapter 15
- 19 April 2013
- Guidance
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): the green book, chapter 16
- 19 April 2013
- Guidance
- Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
- 11 February 2022
- Guidance
- Hepatitis B: the green book, chapter 18
- 7 February 2022
- Guidance
- Human papillomavirus (HPV): the green book, chapter 18a
- 31 March 2022
- Guidance
- Influenza: the green book, chapter 19
- 29 October 2020
- Guidance
- Japanese encephalitis: the green book, chapter 20
- 11 June 2018
- Guidance
- Measles: the green book, chapter 21
- 31 December 2019
- Guidance
- Meningococcal: the green book, chapter 22
- 20 September 2016
- Guidance
- Mumps: the green book, chapter 23
- 4 April 2013
- Guidance
- Pertussis: the green book, chapter 24
- 7 April 2016
- Guidance
- Pneumococcal: the green book, chapter 25
- 13 January 2020
- Guidance
- Polio: the green book, chapter 26
- 19 April 2013
- Guidance
- Rabies: the green book, chapter 27
- 10 July 2018
- Guidance
- Respiratory syncytial virus: the green book, chapter 27a
- 4 September 2015
- Guidance
- Rotavirus: the green book, chapter 27b
- 28 August 2015
- Guidance
- Rubella: the green book, chapter 28
- 4 April 2013
- Guidance
- Shingles (herpes zoster): the green book, chapter 28a
- 23 August 2021
- Guidance
- Smallpox and vaccinia: the green book, chapter 29
- 20 March 2013
- Guidance
- Tetanus: the green book, chapter 30
- 22 January 2020
- Guidance
- Tick-borne encephalitis: the green book, chapter 31
- 19 April 2013
- Guidance
- Tuberculosis: the green book, chapter 32
- 3 August 2018
- Guidance
- Typhoid: the green book, chapter 33
- 3 April 2020
- Guidance
- Varicella: the green book, chapter 34
- 26 June 2019
- Guidance
- Yellow fever: the green book, chapter 35
- 13 January 2020
- Guidance