Published by Auckland, Counties Manukau and Waitematā DHBs on 15/02/2022 9:21:02 AM

Website reminder

If you’re not offering a COVID-19 vaccination service, please direct people to our website for information about their nearest COVID-19 vaccination site: www.vaccinateforauckland.nz.

There are now around 400 vaccinating GP clinics and community pharmacies, plus our community vaccination centres. Many of these centres are now drive-throughs and some are walk-ins. A new walk-in centre opened recently at The Cloud in central Auckland.

Vaccination service changes

If you are vaccinating, please ensure your service details are kept up to date on your HealthPoint page, including the times and days you are offering vaccinations.

If you cease offering COVID-19 vaccinations for any reason, please advise the NRHCC team as soon as possible: NRHCCPrimarycarevax@adhb.govt.nz

The Big Boost campaign – new resources, new activity

See The Big Boost webpage  for new video resources to encourage people to get their boosters. There’s a video featuring Dr Ashley Bloomfield, plus new short videos with experts, including Dr Lily Fraser, Dr Antony Jordan, Dr Api Talemaitoga, and Dr Siouxsie Wiles. Click on the ‘Download our resources’ button at the bottom of the page to access these.

Promotion of The Big Boost is continuing throughout February, including a ‘Time to Boost your whānau protection’ campaign which starts this week. This focuses on reaching whānau Māori and the importance of coming together to get vaccinated.

Resources with myocarditis and pericarditis included

New sections have been added to the ‘What to expect when you get your vaccine’ handout and the ‘Pfizer Vaccine brochure’ – see attached. Please recycle the previous versions and use these latest ones.

Vaccinator consultation and provisional vaccinator course

Attached are updates about the following:

• The current consultation on a proposed Vaccinating Health Worker role – the consultation period has been extended and there is a change to the proposal based on early sector feedback.
• An update on the provisional vaccinator (PV) course run by IMAC.

IMAC online symposium – 2022 NZ Influenza and COVID-19

Save the date for this IMAC symposium – Tuesday, 8 March 2022, from 1pm to 4:30pm. The speakers will cover a range of topics including:

• The newly developed National Immunisation Solution (NIS)
• Influenza and COVID-19 internationally
• The 2022 Influenza Immunisation Programme
• The COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Programme
• Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinating from the immunisation provider’s perspectives.

The Zoom webinar will cost $25 (including GST). More details and the registration link will be available from IMAC soon.

Comms – update on VHW consultation 10.2.22 FINAL.pdf [138.9 KB]

COVID-19 vaccine – What to expect Factsheet_WEB.pdf [298.4 KB]

COVID-19 vaccine – Everything You Need to Know About the Pfizer Vaccine_WEB.pdf [938.6 KB]

PV comms – 2022 PV course now open Feb 2022 FINAL.pdf [109.5 KB]