Memorandum on immunological procedures which service personnel and their families may need at home and abroad.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Defence.
Date:
1968
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Credit: Memorandum on immunological procedures which service personnel and their families may need at home and abroad. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Movement of Personnel 19 Personnel transferred from one overseas command to another or on a temporary visit to the United Kingdom from overseas Commands overseas will ensure that the requisite vaccinations have been given to those concerned before they leave for another overseas command. This applies to British Forces in N.W. Europe in respect of personnel being despatched to the United Kingdom for onward transmission to other overseas stations. Unit commanders overseas must ensure that any serving officer, soldier or family member proceeding to the United Kingdom on leave or temporary duty will be re-vaccinated before their departure if any International Certificate of Vaccination becomes invalid within six weeks of their arrival in the United Kingdom. 20 21 Reserved. 22 Section 2 Documentation and Maintenance of Records 23 The method of documentation and maintenance of records for personnel in*all three Services is similar. Such minor variations as occur are published from time,to time in current QRs and DCIs. 24 Personal and unit records (a) Medical officers are responsible for the correct entry of all vaccinations and tests of immunity in the appropriate sections of F.Med.4. (b) Commanding Officers are responsible for ensuring that arrangements are adequate for maintaining an up-to-date record of the vaccination state of their units. 25 Method of recording In recording procedures the following details will always be given and the entry will be initialled by the vaccinator: (a) Vaccine records (1) Type of vaccine given—accepted abbreviations, as given in the relevant paragraphs of this Memorandum, may be used. (2) Dosage (where applicable, i.e. for injected vaccines). (3) Route of administration (for injected vaccines, i.e. intradermal (ID), subcutaneous (SC), or intramuscular (IM)) and site. (4) Date of vaccination (month by name not number).