COVID-19 Vaccine
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Need help?
Support from Department of Health:
- Submit your enquiry online; email covidvaccineenquiries@health.gov.au; or call the National Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 020 080
Support from CESPHN:
Vaccines Eligibility Checker
AIR - Mandatory reporting
- Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020
- Email: Mandatory reporting to AIR
- DOH: Serial Number field in AIR site to track COVID-19 vaccine **
- DOH - Mandatory reporting of COVID-19 vaccines to AIR
- NCIRS: Access to the Australian Immunisation Register
My Health Record
- My Health Record system upgraded (25 Feb 2021) with the following enhancements:
- a new immunisation view in the National Provider Portal
- improved user settings for consumers
- a reminder to update emergency contact details for consumers
MBS
Education & Training
- See list of COVID-19 vaccine related education modules
Department of Health COVID-19 Vaccination Training Program
- The training course will cover the handling and administration of COVID-19 vaccines, including use of multi-dose vials, documentation and reporting, and AEFIs.
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Additional COVID-19 training modules include specific training for:
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Oxford University/AstraZeneca
Advice for COVID-19 vaccine providers
A collection of fact sheets and guides for health professionals containing advice and guidance on delivering COVID-19 vaccinations, including:
- Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination & After your COVID-19 vaccination
- COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for women who are pregnant
- Site requirements for COVID-19 vaccination in community pharmacies
- COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for frail older people, including those in residential aged care facilities
Consent forms & guidelines for providers
Vaccine brands
- COMIRNATY - Pfizer vaccine product information
- DOH: TGA provisionally approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Site requirements for general practice
Participation in Phase 1b roll-out
- Email: EOI response - 24 Feb 2021 | EOI response - 24 Feb 2021
- Email: EOI deadline extension - 3 Feb 2021
- Email: COVID-19 vaccine EOI for Accredited General practices
- Email: COVID-19 vaccine EOI guidance document
- DOH: Background info - Expression of Interest for primary care participation in Phase 1B
- DOH: FAQ - Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccine EOI process
- DOH: EOI response form - PDF
Surge Workforce
- CESPHN - Surge workforce survey - TBA
- SESPHU - Survey for AHPRA registered nurses
Vaccine Hesitancy Tools
- Article: Why telling stories could be more powerful than just the facts
- See SKAI training at COVID-19 vaccine related education modules
Clinical Tools
- COVID-19 Clinical Flowcharts - National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
- PenCAT - Identifying COVID:19 vaccine priority population groups
Department of Health
- COVID-19 News and Information website
- Australia’s Epidemiology and COVID-19 Vaccine Roadmap
- Australian COVID -19 Vaccination Policy
ATAGI - Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
- Flu and COVID-19 vaccines - Advice on the relative timing of administration
- Prioritisation of target populations for COVID-19 vaccine
- Clinical guidance on use of COVID-19 vaccine in Australia in 2021
TGA - Therapeutic Goods Administration
- COVID-19 vaccine updates
- AEFI reporting form (Adverse Events Following Immunisation)
Anaphylaxis
- Minimum requirement:Anaphylaxis response kit - Immunisation Handbook
- Managing anaphylaxis after vaccination - Immunisation Handbook
- Anaphylaxis wallchart or order: A3 poster - Australian Prescriber
- Anaphylaxis recognition of symptoms - ASCIA
- Adrenaline dose chart - Australian Prescriber
Safety and Adverse Events
- Vaccine safety data - AusVaxSafety
- Following vaccination - what to expect tear-off pad
- SmartVax tool is used by AusVaxSafety to monitor AEFIs - Register free for SmartVax
Websites
- NCIRS - COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia
- RACGP - COVID-19 vaccine information for GPs
- TGA - COVID-19 vaccine: News and updates
COVID-19 vaccine rollout support materials/resources
DOH posters for your practice:
- Do I need to wear a mask - Poster
- COVID-19 vaccination – clinic wayfinding signage
- COVID-19 vaccination – We are a COVID-19 vaccination clinic
DOH Campaign Materials:
NSW Health posters and signs for your practice
Data Extraction Tools
Latest Articles
- RACGP: FAQs about COVID-vaccine
- WHO: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine, explained
- The Conversation: Oxford/AstraZeneca vs Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
- Ausdoc: When can GPs register for COVID-19 vaccine roll-out?
- WHO: Behavioural considerations for acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines