COVID-19 Vaccine Nuvaxovid (Novavax)

This course is for all vaccinators administering the Nuvaxovid (Novavax) vaccine.

‍All vaccinators must complete all course material as part of their vaccinator training and education for the COVID Immunisation programme.

‍Note: COVID-19 Vaccinators Working Under Supervision (CVWUS) and Vaccinating Health Workers (VHWS) are not eligible to complete this course.

Prerequisites

You are a health professional and have a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC), or a health professional in the process of gaining a current APC.

• Are a fully authorised or provisionally authorised vaccinator OR
• Are a Pharmacist Vaccinator (including interns) OR
• Are a registered health professional with prescribing rights.
• And you have completed the Pfizer/BioNTech course.

Course content

• A course requirements acknowledgement - this must be completed before you can start the course proper.

Then, two main lessons:

1. Nuvaxovid vaccine recommendations, safety and effectiveness
2. Nuvaxovid vaccination

The Nuvaxovid vaccine

• ​​​​​​composition
• contraindications, precautions and recommendations
• eligibility criteria and roll-out
• safety and effectiveness
• delivery and storage
• pre-vaccination screening
• ​​​​preparation and administration

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