MVEC immunising children and infants webinar

Welcome to MVEC’s immunising children and infant’s webinar.

With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for ages 5-11 years scheduled to begin in early 2022, and vaccine clinical trials currently underway for children less than 5 years, it is important to upskill Victoria’s hub COVID-19 vaccine workforce. This specialised workforce have an established knowledge base on the fundamentals of immunisation, however to date experience has been limited to delivering vaccines to the adult population (> 12 years).

The aim of this webinar is to provide a theoretical overview of delivering vaccines to the paediatric population. Key considerations for immunising a paediatric population include:

• age-appropriate positioning for safe vaccination
• distraction tools for different age groups
• communication and consent
• recognition of AEFI and how they may present in a paediatric population
• required documentation
• identifying anatomical landmarks and correct sites for injection in infants and children (anterolateral thigh and the deltoid)
• strategies to manage difficult immunisation encounters.

Supporting resources are available in the Materials section above.

A recording of this webinar can be accessed via the course content below.