Catch Up Vaccination for Refugees and Applicants Seeking Protection

The HSE is offering catch up vaccination to people who are Refugees and Applicants Seeking Protection. The information on the page has been developed to support managers, vaccinators, vaccine advocates and parents and guardians. 

Materials for parents, guardians and patients

• English and Gaeilge (Irish)
• Shqip (Albanian)
• اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ  (Arabic)
• دری  (Dari)
• français (French)
•  ქართული  (Georgian)
• پښتو (Pashto)
•  русский  (Russian)
• Soomaali (Somali)
• українська (Ukrainian)
• اردو (Urdu)
• Information is also available from the HSE Webpage Healthcare services for Ukrainian nationals in Ireland

Clinical Information 

• Information for Healthcare Professionals on Catch-Up Vaccination: Children who have come to Ireland from another country (Updated 23 July 2024) (1.557kb)
• E-Learning -  Catch Up Vaccination for Refugees and Applicants Seeking Protection (you will be directed to the HSELand website)
• Medicine Protocols
• Clinical information to support healthcare staff to deliver catch-up vaccination for Refugees and Applicants Seeking Protection in Ireland and in the event of an outbreak V6.1 July 2024 (1.61mb)
• Consent for Vaccination for Children under 16 years arriving from Ukraine. (188kb) Developed by National Consent for COVID‐19 Vaccination Working Group. April 2022

For clinical questions about catch-up vaccination, please email our immunisation mailbox.

Vaccinator and Management Materials  

• Clinical Governance and Clinical Oversight of Catch-up Vaccination Services for: Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) and International Protection (IP) applicants (691kb)
• Vaccine Forecast Form (199kb) - please follow the instructions on the form carefully to ensure it is submitted to the correct location. 
• Session Report Form (117kb)
• Vaccine Abbreviations / Скорочені позначення вакцин / Сокращенные обозначения вакцин 
• Vaccination poster in English (105kb), Irish (95.4kb), Ukrainian,  (93.1kb)  Russian (93.5kb), Arabic (133kb), Georgian (129kb), Urdu (134kb), Albanian (132kb), Somali (132kb), Dari  (138kb) and Pashto  (138kb)
• PCI programme poster in English (201kb), Irish (201kb), Ukrainian (271kb)
• School programme poster in English (239kb), Irish(220kb), Ukrainian (238kb) and Russian (239kb)
• Pertussis vaccine in pregnancy poster in English (802kb), Irish (1,000kb), Ukrainian (817kb) and Russian (827kb)
• Consent form in (English) (123kb)
• Vaccine refusal form in Irish (418kb), Ukrainian (424kb), French (418kb), Urdu,(79kb)  Arabic (122kb)
• Immunisation Passport in English (529kb), Irish (840kb), Ukrainian (2.2mb) and Russian (2.1mb)

This page was updated on 22 July 2024