Vaccines

Animals, just like humans, suffer from a range of infectious diseases. As veterinary medicine has advanced, prevention of disease has become a priority. One of the best means of prevention is by creating immunity in the animal. This is usually achieved by vaccination.

Vaccination has now been established for over 200 years. Since those early days, enormous strides have been made in the development of vaccines which have helped to prevent and in some cases eliminate disease in humans, farm animals and the family pet.

Vaccination also reduces the amount of pharmaceutical treatments (such as antibiotics) used to control established diseases and, in many instances, has prevented long term suffering and death.

Briefing Documents

Further information

Pet Health Information website www.pethealthinfo.org.uk
EBLEX Bluetongue vaccination advice
RUMA vaccination checklist - Get it Right
RUMA guidelines on the responsible use of vaccines and vaccination in farm animals
Vaccines Protecting Our Animals - some important facts about how and why vaccines are developed - detailed dossier or summary leaflet
The Pet Travel Scheme - what you have to do to bring your dog or cat into Britain without putting it into quarantine. This site also tells you about quarantine in Britain for animals that don’t qualify for the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).
The Veterinary Products Committee Working Group on Feline and Canine Vaccination - final report to the VPC

Press releases

How much do we really love our pets? (19 June 2008)
Top 10 pet surgery shockers (18 June 2008)
Protect your dog from parvovirus warns NOAH (24 August 2006)
Press release issued by the Animal Health Trust: Independent study endorses vaccine safety (2 April 2004)
Government recognises benefits of pet vaccination (8 July 2003)
New leaflet from NOAH shows how vaccines help farm animal welfare - and the production of healthy food from healthy animals (1November 2002)
NOAH Statement on FMD Vaccination (19 June 2002)
Benefits of pet vaccination recognised by independent committee (1 February 2002)
Act now to travel with pets this Summer (7 January 2000)
Pharmacovigilance: Monitoring Suspected Adverse Reactions to Animal Medicines - a new briefing document from NOAH (8 December 1999)
Parvovirus - A Constant Threat (22 September 1999)
Equine Vaccination - new briefing document from NOAH (13 September 1999)
NOAH dispels confusion and myth over vaccination (1 July 1999)
Animal Medicines - what to do if you suspect an adverse reaction (3 June 1999)
New client dog vaccine leaflet from NOAH (29 January 1999)
Cat annual boosters still necessary, says NOAH (27 March 1998)
Don't Trust to Luck - Vaccinate Your Pet (17 April 1997)