Operating guidelines
The Operating Guidelines are designed to provide operational guidance for the safe administration of COVID-19 vaccines and provide general operating guidance for COVID-19 and other Programme vaccines.
Full guidelines
Full guidelines
The content of the Operating Guidelines remains the same, but the content has been reordered to improve flow and logic. The format has changed and the document now meets the Ministry's document control guidelines.
- Vaccine Operating and Planning Guidelines (PDF, 2.3MB)
- Vaccine Operating and Planning Guidelines (DOCX, 4.4MB)
(Version 62 – Last updated July 2024)
Individual sections
Individual sections
For easier reference, the sections of the Operating Guidelines are now available as individual downloads.
(Last updated July 2024)
- Section B: Pathway to COVID-19 vaccination (PDF, 448KB)
- Section B: Pathway to COVID-19 vaccination (DOCX, 703KB)
(Last updated July 2024)
- Section C: Additional programme guidance variations and incidents (PDF, 237KB)
- Section C: Additional programme guidance variations and incidents (DOCX, 159KB)
(Last updated June 2024)
Appendices
Appendices
For easier reference, the appendices of the Operating Guidelines are now available as individual downloads.
(Last updated June 2024)
- Appendix B: New inventory facility/site setup (PDF, 170KB)
- Appendix B: New inventory facility/site setup (DOCX, 135KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix D: Logistics and inventory management (PDF, 105KB)
- Appendix D: Logistics and inventory management (DOCX, 177KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix E: Logistics overview cheat sheets (PDF, 101KB)
- Appendix E: Logistics overview cheat sheets (DOCX, 110 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix F: Links to the National Immunisation Booking System (PDF, 38KB)
- Appendix F: Links to the National Immunisation Booking System (DOCX, 96KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix G: Vaccination site screening questions (PDF, 77KB)
- Appendix G: Vaccination site screening questions (DOCX, 107KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix H: Supported decision-making process (PDF, 390KB)
- Appendix H: Supported decision-making process (DOCX, 327KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix I: NIP adverse event process (PDF, 177KB)
- Appendix I: NIP adverse event process (DOCX, 152KB)
- NIP incident/adverse event notification form (PDF, 120KB)
- NIP incident/adverse event notification form (DOCX, 43KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix J: Risk mitigations for vaccination sites (PDF, 67 KB)
- Appendix J: Risk mitigations for vaccination sites (DOCX, 99 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)