[Shirley Sternberg]

Michele Bibby wrote:

Good afternoon, everyone. I have been looking at how we provide residents with Covid-19 vaccination boosters. I have been informed that the accreditors are asking about a process for ensuring up-to-date Covid-19 vaccinations. I have not been able to find how we order vaccines yet. We have a number of nurse immunisers who can administer vaccines if we can supply.
The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre has been defunded, so no information there. I order other vaccines through Onelink for influenza, Hep B etc., but Covid-19 vaccines are not listed. Our regional hospital pharmacy has advised that they do not stock the vaccines for use to order through them.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Michele Bibby
IPC Cohuna District Hospital and Cohuna District Nursing Home

Hi Michele,
When I was running RACF I would reach out to our local pharmacist and I kept a vaccine register to show the ACQSC. At the beginning of each month I would count how many residents needed their booster and arrange a date with pharmacy.
If you are wanting to administer the vaccines through your vaccination nurses, then check with your major suppliers I.e ebos. They supply vaccines, however I don’t believe they are free. You can call and check with them.
Hope this helps.

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