Vaccine policy statements and clinical guidance
Guidance and policy standards for health professionals for the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Programme.
To assure consumer safety and a high-quality service, these New Zealand COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Service Standards (the Standards) have been prepared to specify the minimum requirements of the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Programme.
(Version 1.0 – last updated October 2021)
The National Immunisation Programme (Te Whatu Ora) has prepared this document as a comprehensive COVID-19 Immunisation Policy Statement outlining the operational minimum requirements for the safe use of COVID-19 vaccines. This policy document replaces all other COVID-19 policy documents and combines all relevant COVID-19 immunisation policies.
(Version 5.0 – last updated March 2023)