Guidance

COVID-19 vaccination: information for healthcare practitioners

Guidance for healthcare practitioners about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 27 November 2020
• Last updated: 16 September 2026
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  1. 16 September 2026

     11.00 Updated to align with the revised Green Book COVID-19 chapter and the recommendations for the autumn 2026 vaccination campaign.

  2. 19 March 2026

     Updated for the spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme

  3. 10 September 2025

     Document updated to Version 9 for use in the Autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme.

  4. 19 March 2025

     Updated to align with the revised Green Book chapter 14a published on 19 March 2025 and the recommendations for the spring 2025 vaccination campaign

  5. 3 October 2024

     Updated for the Autumn 2024 programme

  6. 9 May 2023

     Added version 6 – details of changes on page 7.

  7. 10 October 2022

     Added version 5 – details of changes on page 8.

  8. 10 March 2022

     Added version 4.2 – details of changes on page 8.

  9. 11 February 2022

     Added version 4.1 – details of changes on page 8.

  10. 2 February 2022

      Added version 4.0 – details of changes on page 8.

  11. 21 December 2021

      Added version 3.11.

  12. 6 August 2021

      Updated guidance, details of changes on page 5.

  13. 6 July 2021

      Updated guidance, details of changes on page 4.

  14. 9 June 2021

      Updated guidance, details of changes on page 4.

  15. 20 May 2021

      Updated guidance, details of changes on page 4.

  16. 11 May 2021

      Updated guidance, details of changes on page 4.

  17. 30 April 2021

      Updated guidance, details of changes on page 4.

  18. 26 February 2021

      Updated guidance: details on page 5.

  19. 12 February 2021

      Updated guidance: details on page 5.

  20. 3 February 2021

      Updated guidance: details on page 5.

  21. 11 January 2021

      Updated guidance: details on page 4.

  22. 31 December 2020

      Updated guidance: details on page 4.

  23. 11 December 2020

      Updated guidance: details on page 4.

  24. 4 December 2020

      Update report: details on page 3.

  25. 27 November 2020

      First published.

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COVID-19 vaccination programme: information for healthcare practitioners

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This document about the COVID-19 vaccination programme is intended for healthcare staff involved in delivering the programme. It includes detailed information on:

• the background of the programme
• the vaccines (as they become available)
• vaccine recommendations and eligibility
• contraindications and precautions
• vaccine administration issues

This document will be updated regularly as more information becomes available.