Dear All,

Welcome to the sixth bulletin from the HSE National Immunisation Office which highlights changes in clinical guidance for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

In this edition we cover

•        COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca® and pregnancy

•        Quick Reference Guide of the key differences between COVID-19 vaccines

•        Intramuscular (IM) injection technique

•        How to manage, store and handle vaccines

•        Hand hygiene practice for safe vaccination

•        Basic Life Support (BLS) and anaphylaxis training for vaccinators

•        Fever after COVID-19 vaccines

•        Latest monitoring data from the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare products

•        HSELand COVID-19 Webinar Series

We also recommend you visit our website as new documents have been added and updates have been made to the existing clinical documents.  

A reminder the COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series is available from www.hseland.ie. Thank you to the 6,200 people who have completed the series so far.   

Please share this update with your colleagues to ensure everyone has access to the most up to date information.

Finally a reminder bulletins will be published every week or more frequently, if required.