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COVID-19 vaccination programme

Documents relating to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
27 November 2020
Last updated
102 SeptemberAugust 20252024 — See all updates

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.

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.

Further information is available on NHS.UK and on GOV.UK.

COVID-19 vaccine patient group directions (PGDs)

There are currently no Patient Group Directions or National Protocols for COVID-19 vaccination.  New documents will be published for the next seasonal COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

Guidance

Training resources

COVID-19 vaccination e-learning programme

Consent forms and letters

Accessing COVID-19 vaccination without an NHS number

Leaflets, posters and resources

A vaccines communications toolkit for universities and other higher education settings is available to download. This toolkit contains information and resources on vaccines including MenACWY and MMR and the diseases they protect against.

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.

Surveillance

Protocols and patient group directions (PGDs)

The PGDs to support the Spring 2024 vaccination campaign arewill be available from NHS England.

Programme documents

Updates to this page

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    2. Training recommendations updated to refer to the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Vaccination Training which includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination.

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Update history

2025-09-10 10:10
Training recommendations updated to refer to the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Vaccination Training which includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination.

2024-08-02 10:14
Added ‘COVID-19 autumn 2024 vaccination programme: JCVI advice, 8 April 2024’ to the ‘Programme documents’ section.

2024-05-17 10:08
Removed link to COVID-19 vaccination training slide set.

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'.