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1. Vaccination clinics
2. COVID-19 Pfizer (COMIRNATY) vaccine
3. COVID-19 AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S) vaccine
4. Adverse Events
5. COVID-19 vaccination clinics: Job action sheets
6. Training resources

Vaccination clinics

These are supporting documents for the NSW Health Policy Directive PD2021_003 - Standard operating procedure for administration of COVID-19 vaccines in NSW vaccination clinics.

• State-wide protocol for the supply or administration of COVID-19 vaccine
  Published 22 February 2021
• Authority to Supply Poisons and Restricted Substances – Registered nurses and registered midwives
  Published 19 February 2021
• Authority to Supply Poisons and Restricted Substances – Defence Medical Technician
  Published 16 April 2021
• COVID-19 vaccination – ATAGI clinical guidance on COVID-19 vaccine in Australia in 2021
• COVID-19 vaccination – ATAGI immunisation provider guide to obtaining informed consent for COVID-19 vaccine
• Anaphylaxis after vaccination
  Published 19 February 2021.
• Authority for Authorised Nurse Immunisers

Adverse events

AEFI reporting

• COVID-19 vaccine: Enhanced surveillance and adverse event reporting guidelines
  Updated 6 April 2021.
• National Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) reporting form
• COVID-19 vaccine: NSW Health adverse event following immunisation case notification form
  Updated 24 February 2021.

AEFI management

• Investigations to support the clinical diagnosis of anaphylaxis following COVID-19 vaccination
  Published 19 February 2021.
• Clinical guidance and testing for suspected Vaccine Induced Prothrombotic Immune Thrombocytopenia (VIPIT) (Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome)
  Updated 17 April 2021
• Patient information on AstraZeneca vaccine and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome
  Published 11 April
• ATAGI statement for healthcare providers on a specific clotting condition being reported after COVID-19 vaccination
  Published 2 April 2021
• COVID-19 vaccine: Enhanced surveillance and response to a temporally associated death following vaccination
  Updated 22 February 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance

• Therapeutic Goods Administration - COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report
• AusVaxSafety - COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccination clinic: Job action sheets

Training resources

Training modules are available for clinical staff including:

• Vaccine storage and cold management modules – visit HETI
• NCIRS Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) presentation
• Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) Vaccination procedures eLearning module
• Anaphylaxis after vaccination – job aid

A multi-dose vial training module will be made available soon.

More information

• For information about other NSW vaccination programs, refer to Immunisation programs.
• For information for COVID-19 vaccination providers at general practices, GP-led respiratory clinics, Aboriginal and Community Controlled Health Services and community pharmacies, visit the Australian Government Department of Health website.