Dear All,

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

 

In this edition we cover

• Impact of Comirnaty Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca on older people in England
• Effectiveness of Comirnaty Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca in older people including those who are frail and have multiple comorbidities
• Interval between doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
• Intramuscular injection technique
• HPRA update
• Unused Comirnaty® vaccine vials
• Reconciliation forms
• Vaccine Deliveries
• Contact details for queries

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 9,702 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.