COVID-19 vaccine delivery

For Health Professionals

Updated 15 April 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Manx Care is leading the rollout of the Isle of Man COVID-19 Vaccination programme which commenced in January 2021.

More than 40,000 vaccinations have been administered so far, and invitations continue to be sent to Priority Group 7 (aged 60-64 years) from today to consent and receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Administered more then 40,000

Immunisation: advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

An additional group was added to the priority groups towards the end of February and crews on:

Steam Packet
Ramsey-based sea freight carrier Mezeron
Isle of Man-based crew at flight operator Loganair
Air ambulance provider IAS Medical

Received their vaccination earlier than scheduled to protect individuals from serious illness should they pick up the virus which will help to safeguard our critical national transport links.

Please continue to read the sections below which provide health practitioners with detailed guidance, policies and training to support the vaccination programme delivery.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against coronavirus.

Receiving the vaccine may help protect you from coronavirus, but it is still important to follow hand and respiratory hygiene advice to keep each other safe.

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

An extensive list of items are now in place to support the Isle of Man Vaccination Programme follow this link for more details

Vaccination programme landing page

Page links include:

Information for Health Professionals

The Health Protection team within the Public Health Directorate has recommended this direct link to the UK PHE document ‘COVID-19 vaccination programme: Information for healthcare practitioners’ for reference.

The guidance is updated frequently so please continue check regularly for changes.

Share this information with your staff, with a caveat stating that staff must follow the Manx Care Protocols as they continue to be made available.

Hospital Policies – Employee Internal Site Link
http://edrmgi/sites/hospital/Pages/Hospital%20Wide.aspx

COVID-19 Public Health Guidance website content
https://covid19.gov.im/public-health-guidance/

Green Book Chapters on COVID-19

Chapter 14

Includes information on:

the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines
the dosage and schedule for the UK
recommendations for the use of the vaccine

COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Also see

Chapter 8

Vaccine safety and adverse events following immunisation: the green book, chapter 8

MHRA and Coronavirus Yellow Card Reporting

The MHRA is working closely with DHSC and other healthcare partners on COVID-19.

They are prioritising work including:

supporting and authorising the development of vaccines
clinical trials of new medicines
managing the supply of medicines and healthcare products

They also provide information to patients, manufacturers and healthcare professionals through our established information channels and alert systems.

For guidance visit:

MHRA guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Report any suspected side effects of vaccines and medicines through the Yellow Card scheme.

By calling: 0800 731 6789; or

Registering and downloading the Yellow Card app; or

Online at: www.coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

MHRA Regular reports

Daily COVID-19 Vaccinations Statistics

COVID-19 vaccination statistics

MHRA Weekly report covering adverse reactions to approved COVID-19 vaccines is published on a Thursday.

Authorised vaccines and Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)

Information for healthcare professionals and the public about the approved COVID-19 Vaccines

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Authorised for use with UK and IOM on 2 December 2020

Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Authorised for use with UK and IOM on 30 December 2020

PHE: 9 April 2021
Information for healthcare professionals on blood clotting following COVID-19 vaccination

PHE: 9 April 2021
Information for healthcare professionals on blood clotting following COVID-19 vaccination (print version)
MHRA: 18 March, 2021
UK regulator confirms that people should continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca
EMA: 18 March, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca: benefits still outweigh the risks despite possible link to rare blood clots with low blood platelets
WHO: 17 March 2021
WHO statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety signals

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Authorised for use with UK and IOM for use on 8 January 2021

Vaccination Cards are supplied with each dose of vaccine.

These will be given to the recipient with information about their vaccine: the date given and the date of appointment for their second dose.

Registration process for health professionals

To help ensure that Manx Care is able to deliver a large-scale vaccination programme without significantly impacting on other vital services, we are asking for health professionals who are interested in taking part in the delivery of this vaccination programme to register by

email to lead@gov.im

Call Learning, Education and Development
Tel: +44 1624 685716.

Please provide:

Your name
Email address
Contact telephone number

Those selected to participate in the vaccination programme will receive full training and appropriate supervision. Personal protective equipment (PPE) will also be made available.

COVID-19 Vaccination Training

Training modules are now available to health and care workforce involved in the national COVID-19 vaccination programme to provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills required to confidently promote high uptake of the vaccine and to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination programme effectively.

Isle of Man Government Health Professionals

Should visit E-Learn Vannin, choose
Prospectus Section 6 – Complete the COVID-19 Training

Then complete the following training modules

Emergency Treatment Of Anaphylactic Reactions
Core Knowledge for COVID-19 Vaccinators
Core Knowledge for COVID-19 Vaccinators - Assessment
Immunisations for COVID-19 Vaccinators
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Automated External Defibrillation for COVID 19 Vaccinators
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 - Assessment
COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca
COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca - Assessment
Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT) Training for COVID Vaccinators
Patient Group Directions for COVID-19 Vaccinators
How to use a combined throat and nose swab kit to test COVID-19

Other COIVD-19 training is also available for:

Contact Tracing registration training
COVID-19 Training for Doctors (Face to Face)
Gloucester Trust: Respiratory Care & Assessment
Infection Prevention & Control COVID-19
Putting on/taking off PPE Videos

If you do not already have access to this training area or experience any problems whilst completing this training, please visit https://hr.gov.im/lead/e-learn-vannin/ for more details.

If you do not have access to the Isle of Man Government E-Learn Vannin training tool, please visit E Learning for Health Care online training tool at COVID-19 Vaccination - e-Learning for Healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)

Also see the Training Resources section for further reference materials
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme