We will keep you up to date on what is new or information that relates to workforce education for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
Previous updates and information are available by month and year:
Updated guidance from PHS on “Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status” was published on 17th March 2022.
The general principles include the following:
· Unless there is a documented or reliable verbal vaccine history, individuals should be assumed to be unimmunised and a full course of immunisations planned.
· Individuals coming to the UK part way through their immunisation schedule should be transferred onto the UK schedule and immunised as appropriate for age.
· If the primary course has been started but not completed, resume the course – no need to repeat doses or restart course.
· Plan catch-up immunisation schedule with minimum number of visits and within a minimum possible timescale – aim to protect the individual in the shortest time possible.
Practitioners should refer to the guidance for more detail.
New Resource - Spring booster campaign 2022
A JCVI statement on COVID-19 vaccination in 2022 was published on 21st February 2022.
To support this statement a new resource is now available to equip practitioners with the knowledge and understanding to support the safe and effective offer of a spring booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine, to those individuals at higher risk of severe COVID-19.
Practitioners should refer to the recently updated Green Book Chapter 14a
This resource aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge and understanding to support the safe and effective offer of a spring booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine, to those individuals at higher risk of severe COVID-19
JCVI statement on vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old
JCVI statement on vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old was published on 16th February 2022.
The following learning resources have been updated to reflect these changes and were published on Friday 4th March 2022.
Practitioners should refer to the recently updated Green Book Chapter 14a
16th February 2022: JCVI statement on vaccination of children aged 5-11 years old
A JCVI statement on vaccination of children aged 5-11 years old was published on 16th February 2022. The learning resources on these pages will be reviewed and updated as appropriate to reflect this guidance in due course.
COVID-19 vaccination : Pfizer BioNTech (Comirnaty®) vaccine: comparison of available presentations
New resource now available to help support healthcare practitioners. Comparsion poster of available presentations for Pfizer BioNTech (Comirnaty®) Vaccine: (5-11 years and 12 years and older).
WEBINAR 18th January 2022 - COVID-19 vaccination programme update [18th January 2022]
Update for healthcare practitioners in relation to the COVID-19 vaccination programme, focussing on current guidance and recommendations relating to the booster vaccinations for 12-17 year olds, Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy and the extension of programme to include vaccinating children and young people 5-11 year olds
Please use the link below to access this webinar as well as previous webinars relation the the Covid-19 Vaccination programme
Vaccinating children and young people 5-11 years - Communication and Informed Consent Resource 5-11 yrs
New resource now available to help support healthcare practitioners to gain the knowledge and skills required to administer vaccines to those aged 5-11 years in accordance with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs)
GBC Update
The GBC 14a, COVID-19 was updated on 12th January 2022. The changes are outlined below;
The following learning resources have been updated to reflect these changes and were published on Friday 21st January 2022.
Practitioners should refer to the recently updated Green Book Chapter 14a
Vaccinating children and young people 5-11 years
New resource now available to support healthcare practitioners with the knowledge to support safe and effective administration of Comirnaty® 10 micrograms/dose (COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine, Pfizer/BioNTech).
This resource aims to: Help support healthcare practitioners to gain the knowledge and skills required to administer vaccines to those aged 5-11 years in accordance with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and...
GBC Update
The GBC 14a, COVID-19 was updated on 12th January. The changes are outlined below;
The workforce education resources contained within the COVID-19 vaccination programme pages will be updated as appropriate in due course, in the meantime practitioners should refer to the above statement and the Green Book Chapter 14a