Medicine Protocols for COVID-19 Vaccines

Medicine Protocols to support the administration of COVID-19 vaccines

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• Anaphylaxis Management August 2022

Nurses and Midwives (working to a medicines protocol)

• Self-Assessment of Competency to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine under Medicine Protocol (for nurses and midwives working to a medicines protocol) 26 March 2021
• Comirnaty® (Pfizer BioNTech)
• Comirnaty© (Pfizer/BioNTech) (Ready to use – Grey cap - Do not dilute)
• Comirnaty© (Pfizer/BioNTech) Original/Omicron BA.1 (Ready to use – Grey cap - Do not dilute) Updated 24 February 2023
• Comirnaty© (Pfizer/BioNTech) Original/Omicron BA.4-5 (Ready to use – Grey cap - Do not dilute) Updated 10 March 2023
• Comirnaty® (Pfizer BioNTech) for children aged 5-11 years
• Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 (5/5 micrograms)/dose concentrate COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine (for children aged 5-11 years) added 15 March 2023
• Comirnaty® (Pfizer BioNTech) for children aged 6 months-4 years Updated 27 February 2023
• SpikeVax® (COVID‐19 Vaccine Moderna) 
• SpikeVax® bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 Updated 24 February 2023
• SpikeVax® bivalent Original/Omicron BA.4-5
• Jcovden ® (Janssen)
• Nuvaxovid® COVID‐19 Vaccine Updated 24 February 2023

Registered Optometrists 

• Protocol for the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine by Registered Optometrists under S.I. 081/2021

Registered Physiotherapists 

• Protocol for the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine by Registered Physiotherapists under S.I.698/2020 and S.I. 081/2021

Registered Radiographers and Radiation Therapists

• Protocol for the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine by Registered Radiographers and Radiation Therapists under S.I. 245/2021

Student Vaccinators

• Induction, Supervision, and Competency Assessment and Practice Protocol for Students as Vaccinators Version 2.0 1 June 2021

Vaccinator Training Plan - COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

Vaccinator Training Plan - Addendum Phase 2 - COVID-19 Vaccination Programme This document sets out the training requirements for clinical students and new registered professionals (radiographers, radiation therapists and dental hygienists).

Please note: this document should be read in conjunction with the Vaccinator Training Plan v2.0 and the Practice Protocol v2.0

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This page was updated on 15 March 2023