May/June 2026 (last updated 1st June)

Covid Spring 2026 campaign

The COVID-19 vaccination programme guidance for healthcare practitioners has been updated to align with the revised Green book COVID-19 chapter and the recommendations for the Spring 2026 vaccination programme

A training slide set on the co-administration of vaccines for older adults is now available to download from here and a co-administration table is also available here

The COVID-19 elearning for the spring 2026 campaign is now live on the Learning Hub (formerly eLearning for Health) https://learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/COVID-19-Vaccination

The accompanying webpage has also been updated: Updates made to the COVID-19 vaccination elearning programme – elearning for healthcare

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Updated Regional Cold Chain Policy and  electronic vaccine incident reporting form (East of England only)

The latest version of NHS England East of England Cold Chain Policy, v9, is available here.

An electronic Vaccine Incident Reporting Form is now available for reporting any vaccine related incidents (storage or administration) which we hope will make reporting incidents easier. Once completed the form will automatically be sent to your local Screening and Immunisation Team and you should receive an automated acknowledgement that the form has been submitted.

Further details on  NHS England — East of England » Vaccine and cold chain incident management

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Vaccine Group Directions (VGDs)

NHS Specialist Pharmacy Services (SPS) have published a webpage on the use of Vaccine Group Directions (VGDs) and a video on all changes to HMRs including VGDs.

Please refer to the SPS for information about the new VGDs : Understanding Vaccine Group Directions (VGDs) – NHS SPS – Specialist Pharmacy Service – The first stop for professional medicines advice , and amendments to the Human Medicine Regulations (HMR) 2012 which will come into force on 1 April 2026; Amendments to HMR 2012 supporting vaccine supply and deployment – NHS SPS – Specialist Pharmacy Service – The first stop for professional medicines advice

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Seasonal Flu

The 2025-26 final vaccine uptake data and annual epidemiological report for Influenza in the UK were published on 28th May and are available here: Vaccine uptake guidance and the latest coverage data – GOV.UK and here: Influenza in the UK, annual epidemiological reports – GOV.UK

The 2026-27 national flu letter was published on 26th February and is available here: National flu immunisation programme 2026 to 2027 letter – GOV.UK

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MMRV

Please continue to refer to the HCP guidance  for queries related to the MMRV programme. 

The MMRV vaccination: information for healthcare professionals – GOV.UK was updated on 10th February to include guidance regarding the use of ibuprofen after MMRV vaccination.

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East of England Training Resources

Training slides/certificates and recordings can all be accessed now using NHS Futures. You will need to sign up for an account and can then request access to the regional page.