RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

FEBRUARY 2022

COVID-19 Immunisation Clinical Toolkit

This Toolkit provides key clinical information required pre- and post-vaccination. It is designed to help frontline clinical staff provide ‘on the day’ efficient and safe COVID-19 immunisation.

Please provide feedback on this toolkit here (tinyurl.com/pznjd9dw).

Important reminders

• To provide sufficient pre- and post-vaccination advice in line with guidance (pages 6-9). • Label every syringe with vaccine details. • Prepare different vaccines in separate designated preparation areas.

• Check emergency equipment is age appropriate eg,

Paediatric bag valve mask resuscitator (page 10). • Rotate vaccine stock, regularly check expiry dates, and remove expired vaccine from cold chain.

• Review instructions (page 9) to ensure that you are correctly identifying the injection site to avoid potential vaccine administration harm.

• All vaccines must be entered under the vaccinator’s CIR login. Do not share your login.

Omicron and booster doses

Pfizer/BioNTech 12+ boosters are now given from 3 months after completion of primary course (page 7).

Recent changes & new information

• Paediatric Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination is now available.

See links to key resources (page 2). • Version 15 update of Immunisation Handbook 2020 (tinyurl.com/4h32aedf), published 20 January.

• Updated 12+ & Paediatric pre-vaccination screening and guidance V10 (tinyurl.com/bdexaf9r). • Pfizer/BioNTech vs AstraZeneca vaccine comparison table including cold chain requirements (page 3). • Update webinar: Consent, screening and post-vaccine advice (tinyurl.com/53884fum). • COVID-19 Vaccine consent form general (tinyurl.com/k298kyy9).

• Myocarditis symptoms have been updated under Key points here (tinyurl.com/56rd5txe). The fact sheet will be updated shortly.

• Additional table setting out paediatric vaccine consent and any prescribing requirements (page 6).

• Vaccine supplies table now includes needle for smaller arms (page 5).

• Updated IMAC factsheet COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy (tinyurl.com/2brmhmaj).

Who can administer Paediatric Pfizer?

Full and Provisional Authorised Vaccinators AND vaccinating Pharmacists can give Paediatric Pfizer/ BioNTech provided they have completed the online Paediatric COVID-19 Vaccinator Education Course (tinyurl. com/927r8wu9) and gained the certificate of competence.

A Covid-19 Vaccinator Working Under Supervision is NOT able to administer Paediatric Pfizer/BioNTech.

Contents

1. RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................2 2. COMPARING VACCINES.........................................3 3. COLD CHAIN..........................................................3 4. VACCINE PREPARATION....................................... 4 5. PRE-VACCINATION............................................... 6 6. VACCINE ADMINISTRATION................................. 8 7. ADVERSE EVENTS................................................10 8. VACCINE ERRORS, SERIOUS ADVERSE

EVENTS & EARLY SECOND DOSES........................11 9. USEFUL INFORMATION/

CONTACTS/Q&As ................................................ 12