Guidance and policy standards for the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Programme.
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Service standards
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.
COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Service Standards (PDF, 444 KB)
COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Service Standards (Word, 354 KB)
Version 1.0 – last updated October 2021
COVID-19 Immunisation Policy Statement
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.
COVID-19 Immunisation Policy Statement (PDF, 883 KB)
COVID-19 Immunisation Policy Statement (Word, 1.5 MB)
Version 5.0 – last updated March 2023