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, 2.3 MB)
- Vaccine Operating and Planning Guidelines (DOCX, 4.8 MB)
(Version 61 – Last updated June 2024)
Individual sections
Individual sections
For easier reference, the sections of the Operating Guidelines are now available as individual downloads.
(Last updated June 2024)
- Section B: Pathway to COVID-19 vaccination (PDF, 430 KB)
- Section B: Pathway to COVID-19 vaccination (DOCX, 679 KB)
(Last updated June 2024)
- Section C: Additional programme guidance variations and incidents (PDF, 237 KB)
- Section C: Additional programme guidance variations and incidents (DOCX, 159 KB)
(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, 170 KB)
- Appendix B: New inventory facility/site setup (DOCX, 135 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix D: Logistics and inventory management (PDF, 105 KB)
- Appendix D: Logistics and inventory management (DOCX, 177 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix E: Logistics overview cheat sheets (PDF, 101 KB)
- Appendix E: Logistics overview cheat sheets (DOCX, 110 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix F: Links to the National Immunisation Booking System (PDF, 38 KB)
- Appendix F: Links to the National Immunisation Booking System (DOCX, 96 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix G: Vaccination site screening questions (PDF, 77 KB)
- Appendix G: Vaccination site screening questions (DOCX, 107 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix H: Supported decision-making process (PDF, 390 KB)
- Appendix H: Supported decision-making process (DOCX, 327 KB)
(Last updated May 2024)
- Appendix I: NIP adverse event process (PDF, 177 KB)
- Appendix I: NIP adverse event process (DOCX, 152 KB)
- NIP incident/adverse event notification form (PDF, 120 KB)
- NIP incident/adverse event notification form (DOCX, 43 KB)
(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)