COVID-19 vaccination guidance

The following publications provide vaccination centres, hospital hubs and primary care services with guidance about the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Click here for guidance specific to primary care.

Latest updates

Title	Date published/updated
Preparing for a successful spring 2023 COVID-19 booster campaign	24 Febraury 2023
Alternative seasonal booster	22 November 2022
Maximising uptake of antenatal vaccinations during the autumn COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programmes	13 October 2022
Transfer of COVID-19 vaccines between NHS vaccination sites	29 September 2022
Autumn COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programme	18 August 2022
COVID-19 vaccination programme: Site designation and onboarding process September 2022 – March 2023 (Phase 5)	6 July 2022
Next steps for COVID-19 vaccination	22 June 2022
Identifying and inviting or signposting people who are immunosuppressed for the COVID-19 spring booster	13 June 2022
Guidance on ‘pausing’ LVS, HH/HH+ and VC sites	3 May 2022
Updated JCVI advice for vaccinating 5 to 11-year-olds	18 February 2022
Contacting patients who are severely immunosuppressed about their booster dose	25 January 2022
Maximising access to COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy	25 January 2022
Generating local demand – delivering the maximum available vaccinations	10 January 2022
Updated JCVI advice for the vaccination of children and young people	23 December 2021
A new national mission for the NHS: boosting our defences against Omicron	17 December 2021
National call: Next steps for the NHS COVID-19 vaccine deployment	13 December 2021

Primary care guidance

Title	Date published/updated
Alternative seasonal booster	22 November 2022
Maximising uptake of antenatal vaccinations during the autumn COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programmes	13 October 2022
Transfer of COVID-19 vaccines between NHS vaccination sites	29 September 2022
Autumn COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programme	18 August 2022
COVID-19 Enhanced Service Vaccination Collaboration Agreement: Phase 5	1 August 2022
COVID-19 autumn booster and flu vaccine programme expansion	15 July 2022
COVID-19 vaccination enhanced service specification for autumn/winter 2022 for community pharmacy	30 June 2022
COVID-19 vaccination enhanced service specification for autumn/winter 2022 for general practice	30 June 2022

If you would like to access older publications from the COVID-19 vaccination programme, please visit the national archives website for documents from 2020.

• List of vaccination sites
• Vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for all healthcare workers
• Legal mechanisms
• Reducing health inequalities
• Join the team