COVID-19 vaccination programme
Documents relating to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases.
COVID-19 is caused by a new form of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). It was first reported in December 2019.
Pregnant women who are inadvertently immunised should be notified to the Vaccine in Pregnancy surveillance programme.
Further information is available on NHS.UK and on GOV.UK
Blood clotting, myocarditis and pericarditis, and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
See the COVID-19 vaccination and rare side effects for information and guidance on these very rare conditions reported after COVID-19 vaccination.
Guidance
Training resources
Consent forms and letters
- COVID-19 vaccination: consent form for children and young people or parents
- COVID-19 vaccination: booking an appointment letter
- COVID-19 vaccination: consent forms and letters for care home residents
- COVID-19 vaccination: consent form and letter for social care staff
- COVID-19 vaccination: consent form and letter for healthcare workers
- COVID-19 vaccination: consent form and letter for adults
- COVID-19 vaccination: easy-read consent form for adults
Leaflets, posters and resources
A MMR, MenACWY and COVID-19 vaccines communications toolkit for universities is available to download.
Social media resources promoting COVID-19 vaccination in migrant communities in London and nationally are available to download.
Social media resources promoting COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women are available to download.
- COVID-19 vaccination observation period
- COVID-19 vaccination: checklist for parents of children aged 12 to 15 years
- COVID-19 vaccination: booster dose resources
- COVID-19 vaccination: resources for schools and parents
- COVID-19 vaccination: for people with a weakened immune system
- COVID-19 vaccination: resources for secure settings
- COVID-19 vaccination: resources for children and young people
- COVID-19 vaccination: easy-read resources for children and young people
- COVID-19 vaccination: women of childbearing age, currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- COVID-19 vaccination: guide for adults
- COVID-19 vaccination: easy-read leaflets
- COVID-19 vaccination: what to expect after vaccination
- COVID-19 vaccination: healthcare and community settings posters
- COVID-19 vaccination: British Sign Language resources
- COVID-19 vaccination: vaccine product information
Surveillance
- COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy surveillance
- Monitoring reports of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination
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COVID-19 vaccine weekly surveillance reports (weeks 39 to
48)49) - COVID-19 vaccine surveillance reports (weeks 19 to 38)
- PHE monitoring of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination
- COVID-19 vaccine monitoring reports
- COVID-19: enhanced surveillance of cases in vaccinated individuals
- COVID-19: vaccine surveillance strategy
Protocols and patient group directions (PGDs)
The PGDs to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme are available to download:
PGD for COVID-19 Comirnaty® (Pfizer/BioNTech)
PGD for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech)
PGD for COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant])
Programme documents
- Suspension of the 15-minute wait for vaccination with mRNA vaccine for COVID-19: UK CMOs' opinion
- UK vaccine response to the Omicron variant: JCVI advice
- COVID-19 vaccination in children and young people aged 16 to 17 years: JCVI statement, November 2021
- COVID-19 booster vaccine programme for winter 2021 to 2022: JCVI statement, November 2021
- JCVI statement, September 2021: COVID-19 booster vaccine programme for winter 2021 to 2022
- Third primary COVID-19 vaccine dose for people who are immunosuppressed: JCVI advice
- JCVI statement, August 2021: COVID-19 vaccination of children and young people aged 12 to 17 years
- COVID-19 vaccination of children and young people aged 12 to 17 years: JCVI statement
- Use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: JCVI statement, 7 May 2021
- Priority groups for phase 2 of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme: advice from the JCVI
- Use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: JCVI statement
- Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on COVID-19 vaccination phase 1 advice
- Prioritising the first COVID-19 vaccine dose: JCVI statement
- Priority groups for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination: advice from the JCVI, 30 December 2020
- Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on COVID-19 vaccination in people with learning disabilities
- COVID-19 vaccinations and community-based social care workers
- UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan
- Letter to the profession from the UK Chief Medical Officers on the UK COVID-19 vaccination programmes
- COVID-19 vaccinations and care homes: programme launch
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Added UK vaccine response to the Omicron variant: JCVI advice and link to updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
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Updated 'Programme documents' section.
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Added monitoring reports of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination.
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Added COVID-19 vaccinations received overseas.
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Added links to social media resources aimed at pregnant women.
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Added COVID-19 vaccination: consent form for children and young people or parents.
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Updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
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Added COVID-19 vaccination: booster dose resources.
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Added COVID-19 vaccination: resources for schools.
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Added COVID-19 vaccination: easy-read resources for children and young people.
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Added link to the COVID-19 vaccination and rare side effects.
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Added 'National protocol for Comirnaty® COVID-19 mRNA vaccine'.
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Added link to accessing COVID-19 vaccination without an NHS number.
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COVID-19 vaccination training slide set updated.
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Added 'COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report'.
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Added link to updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
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Added the national protocol for COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna.
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COVID-19 vaccination training slide set updated.
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Added British Sign Language resources.
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Added the use of human and animal products in vaccines guide.
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Added 'COVID-19: enhanced surveillance of cases in vaccinated individuals'.
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Added National protocol for COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant]).
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Added easy-read resources.
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Added: Revised COVID-19 vaccination training slide set and Priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination: advice from the JCVI, 30 December 2020.
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Added national protocol for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech).
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Added information leaflets, consent forms and link to updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
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Added 'COVID-19 vaccination: women of childbearing age, pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding'.
Update history
2024-04-02 13:56
Add latest protocols.
2024-02-09 12:46
Added ‘COVID-19 spring 2024 and future vaccination programmes: JCVI advice, 4 December 2023’.
2024-02-01 09:00
Removed links to PGDs and protocols
2023-09-08 17:26
Removed link to vaccination in pregnancy surveillance programme.
2023-09-08 12:41
Added ‘National protocol for COVID-19 vaccine (adults)’ and link to the PGD.
2023-09-07 10:39
Added ‘COVID-19 autumn 2023 vaccination programme: JCVI update, 7 July 2023’.
2023-08-08 15:00
Added ‘COVID-19 autumn 2023 vaccination programme: JCVI advice, 26 May 2023’.
2023-07-10 11:05
Updated ‘COVID-19 vaccination training slide set’ and added note about Patient Group Directions and national protocols for COVID-19 vaccination.
2023-06-21 15:49
Added ‘COVID-19 vaccination: at-risk children aged 6 months to 11 years’.
2023-04-14 13:57
Updated Protocols and PGDs section.
2023-04-13 11:06
Added ‘COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 6 months to 4 years: JCVI advice, 9 December 2022’.
2023-04-03 14:12
Added the national protocol and PGD link for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (5 to 17 years of age).
2023-03-29 16:06
Added ‘VidPrevtyn Beta COVID-19 vaccine: instructions for use’.
2023-03-28 13:57
Added ‘National protocol for COVID-19 vaccine (adults)’ and a link to PGD for COVID-19 vaccine (adults).
2023-03-07 12:02
Added ‘Spring 2023 COVID-19 vaccination programme: JCVI advice, 22 February 2023’.
2023-01-26 16:04
Added ‘COVID-19 vaccination programme for 2023: JCVI interim advice, 8 November 2022’.
2022-09-22 16:22
Updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
2022-09-22 14:49
Updated vaccines communications toolkit for universities and other higher education settings and added link to the PGD for the Comirnaty® Original/Omicron BA.1 (15/15 micrograms)/dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.
2022-09-21 15:58
Added ‘National protocol for Comirnaty® Original/Omicron BA.1 (15/15 micrograms)/dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccine’.
2022-09-07 09:13
Updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
2022-09-05 16:28
Added ‘COVID-19 vaccines for autumn 2022: JCVI advice, 3 September 2022’.
2022-08-24 19:37
Added link to the PGD for Spikevax® Original/Omicron COVID-19 vaccine.
2022-08-24 17:37
Added ‘National protocol for Spikevax® bivalent Original/Omicron COVID-19 vaccine’.
2022-08-18 13:00
Added ‘COVID-19 vaccination: autumn booster resources’.
2022-07-21 09:30
Added ‘JCVI updated statement on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for autumn 2022’.
2022-05-20 12:59
Added ‘JCVI interim statement on COVID-19 autumn 2022 vaccination programme’.
2022-05-11 10:25
Added link to the Vaxzevria COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant]) PGD.
2022-05-10 15:54
Added ‘National protocol for Vaxzevria COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant])’.
2022-03-17 09:34
Added link to updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
2022-03-03 12:04
Added COVID-19 vaccination: spring booster resources and JCVI statement on COVID-19 vaccinations in 2022.
2022-02-17 11:09
Added JCVI update on advice for COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11.
2022-02-11 16:12
Added link to updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
2022-01-24 14:34
Added link to the PGD for COVID-19 Comirnaty® 10micrograms/dose mRNA vaccine.
2022-01-24 11:44
Added National protocol for Comirnaty® 10 microgram/dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.
2022-01-21 15:25
Added link to the updated MMR, MenACWY and COVID-19 vaccines communications toolkit for universities.
2022-01-18 09:23
2022-01-10 09:31
Added JCVI statement on the adult COVID-19 booster vaccination programme and the Omicron variant.
2021-12-22 17:21
Added JCVI update on advice for COVID-19 vaccination of children and young people.
2021-12-14 17:22
Added ‘Suspension of the 15-minute wait for vaccination with mRNA vaccine for COVID-19: UK CMOs opinion’ and ‘COVID-19 vaccination observation period’.
2021-12-08 08:20
Added UK vaccine response to the Omicron variant: JCVI advice and link to updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
2021-11-25 13:06
Added COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy surveillance.
2021-11-15 10:26
Updated ‘Programme documents’ section.
2021-11-15 09:41
Added monitoring reports of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination.
2021-10-13 12:37
Added COVID-19 vaccinations received overseas.
2021-10-11 10:41
Added 'COVID-19 vaccination: checklist for parents of children aged 12 to 15 years'.
2021-10-06 10:51
Added links to social media resources aimed at pregnant women.
2021-09-30 14:02
Added COVID-19 vaccine weekly surveillance reports.
2021-09-22 18:00
Added COVID-19: provision of immunisation sessions for outbreaks in schools.
2021-09-21 10:19
Added COVID-19 vaccination: consent form for children and young people or parents.
2021-09-17 16:08
Updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.
2021-09-16 09:35
Added COVID-19 vaccination: booster dose resources.
2021-09-15 10:49
Added COVID-19 vaccination: resources for schools.
2021-09-13 18:22
Added COVID-19 vaccination: easy-read resources for children and young people.
2021-05-19 15:21
Added link to the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna PGD.
2021-03-23 11:58
Added 'COVID-19 vaccination: booking an appointment letter' and 'Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on COVID-19 vaccination phase 1 advice'.
2021-03-08 18:09
Added 'Priority groups for phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme: advice from the JCVI'.
2021-02-26 14:38
Added updated COVID-19 vaccination training slide set link, 'PHE monitoring of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination' and 'Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on COVID-19 vaccination in people with learning disabilities'.
2021-02-20 16:09
Added easy-read consent form for adults and vaccine product information poster.
2021-02-10 16:05
COVID-19 vaccination training slide set updated.
2021-02-09 11:40
Added British Sign Language resources.
2021-01-27 17:17
Added 'Prioritising the first COVID-19 vaccine dose: JCVI statement', 'COVID-19 vaccinations and community-based social care workers', 'UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan' and 'Letter to the profession from the UK Chief Medical Officers on the UK COVID-19 vaccination programmes'.