Dear All,
Welcome to the seventh bulletin from the HSE National Immunisation Office which highlights changes in clinical guidance for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
In this edition we cover
- What information regarding the shelf-life of the vaccine should be recorded in the IT system/vaccination record?
- National immunisation Advisory Committee Guidelines on COVID-19 vaccines chapter has been updated.
- Updated information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and their doctors about COVID-19 vaccines including COVID19 Vaccine AstraZeneca®
- Resources on COVID-19 vaccination for the Travelling Community
- HPRA update
- Early rate reductions of SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptomatic COVID-19 in recipients of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is Israel
- Prevention of COVID-19 vaccination administration errors for safe practice
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 7,400 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.