Spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: mRNA vaccines for eligible children aged 6 months to 11 years: knowledge session
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- Title:
- Spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: mRNA vaccines for eligible children aged 6 months to 11 years: knowledge session
- Description:
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This session provides specific information about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for administration during the spring 2025 vaccination campaign to those aged 6 months to 11 years who are eligible to receive them. The vaccines are:
Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty JN.1 10 micrograms/dose dispersion for injection COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine. This will generally be referred to as Comirnaty JN.1 10 micrograms/dose throughout this session. It is only suitable for administration to eligible children aged 5 to 11 years
Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty JN.1 3 micrograms/dose concentrate for dispersion for injection COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine. This will generally be referred to as Comirnaty JN.1 3 micrograms/dose concentrate vaccine throughout this session. It is only suitable for administration to eligible children aged 6 months to 4 years
Within this session, except where it is necessary to specify the vaccine product, these will be collectively referred to as (the) children's mRNA or children’s Pfizer or Comirnaty vaccines.
This session is designed to provide healthcare workers with the knowledge they need to administer these vaccines safely and effectively to eligible children. It will cover key information including how the vaccines work, how they should be stored, prepared and administered and any contraindications, precautions and potential vaccine reactions.
The Core Knowledge session covers key areas including legal aspects of vaccination. The Core Knowledge session must therefore be completed in addition to this vaccine-specific session by any staff member new to COVID-19 vaccination. It may also be freely consulted by experienced COVID-19 vaccinators wishing to revise any aspect of their knowledge.
It is important to note that the different types of COVID-19 vaccine have different storage, preparation and administration requirements. Vaccines produced by the same manufacturer, including those with similar brand names, may, too, have different requirements. You must be familiar with the specific recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine(s) you are delivering and any changes since the last campaign.
A separate vaccine-specific elearning session for adults and young people aged 12 years and above is available.
After completing this session about the spring 2025 vaccination campaign for children aged 6 months to 11 years you should complete the accompanying knowledge assessment(s) for the vaccine(s) that you will be administering. - Hierarchy:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) > COVID-19 Vaccination > Spring 2024 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: Comirnaty XBB.1.5 10 micrograms/dose vaccine for eligible children aged 5 to 11 years > Spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: mRNA vaccines for eligible children aged 6 months to 11 years: knowledge session
- Author(s):
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Lesley McFarlane
Laura Craig
- Created:
- 17 Jan 2022
- Last Major Update:
- 20 Mar 2025
- Keywords:
- 099-0009, COVID, 19, coronavirus, vaccine, vaccination, immuniser, immunisation, Pfizer, children, five to eleven year olds, vaccinating children, Comirnaty 10 micrograms/dose
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- 099-0009
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- Title:
- Spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: mRNA vaccines for eligible children aged 6 months to 11 years: knowledge session
- Description:
-
This session provides specific information about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for administration during the spring 2025 vaccination campaign to those aged 6 months to 11 years who are eligible to receive them. The vaccines are:
Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty JN.1 10 micrograms/dose dispersion for injection COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine. This will generally be referred to as Comirnaty JN.1 10 micrograms/dose throughout this session. It is only suitable for administration to eligible children aged 5 to 11 years
Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty JN.1 3 micrograms/dose concentrate for dispersion for injection COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine. This will generally be referred to as Comirnaty JN.1 3 micrograms/dose concentrate vaccine throughout this session. It is only suitable for administration to eligible children aged 6 months to 4 years
Within this session, except where it is necessary to specify the vaccine product, these will be collectively referred to as (the) children's mRNA or children’s Pfizer or Comirnaty vaccines.
This session is designed to provide healthcare workers with the knowledge they need to administer these vaccines safely and effectively to eligible children. It will cover key information including how the vaccines work, how they should be stored, prepared and administered and any contraindications, precautions and potential vaccine reactions.
The Core Knowledge session covers key areas including legal aspects of vaccination. The Core Knowledge session must therefore be completed in addition to this vaccine-specific session by any staff member new to COVID-19 vaccination. It may also be freely consulted by experienced COVID-19 vaccinators wishing to revise any aspect of their knowledge.
It is important to note that the different types of COVID-19 vaccine have different storage, preparation and administration requirements. Vaccines produced by the same manufacturer, including those with similar brand names, may, too, have different requirements. You must be familiar with the specific recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine(s) you are delivering and any changes since the last campaign.
A separate vaccine-specific elearning session for adults and young people aged 12 years and above is available.
After completing this session about the spring 2025 vaccination campaign for children aged 6 months to 11 years you should complete the accompanying knowledge assessment(s) for the vaccine(s) that you will be administering. - Hierarchy:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) > COVID-19 Vaccination > Spring 2024 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: Comirnaty XBB.1.5 10 micrograms/dose vaccine for eligible children aged 5 to 11 years > Spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination campaign: mRNA vaccines for eligible children aged 6 months to 11 years: knowledge session
- Author(s):
-
Lesley McFarlane
Laura Craig
- Created:
- 17 Jan 2022
- Last Major Update:
- 20 Mar 2025
- Keywords:
- 099-0009, COVID, 19, coronavirus, vaccine, vaccination, immuniser, immunisation, Pfizer, children, five to eleven year olds, vaccinating children, Comirnaty 10 micrograms/dose
- Quicklink:
- 099-0009