Health Workers COVID-19 Vaccination Training 2022

COVID-19 Vaccination Training for Health Workers – Course type: Course

As announced by the President of the Republic of South Africa, the country is preparing to embark on a massive programme to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination.

This will be the largest and most complex logistical undertaking in our country, and it requires active involvement of various stakeholders, forums and task teams.

COVID-19 Vaccination Training for Health Workers

The overall aim of this course is to capacitate vaccinators by providing key information necessary for rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to South African healthcare workers.

The course is aimed at provincial trainers and implementers, healthcare professionals / vaccinators in both public and private sectors.

The training task team is responsible for giving the vaccinators adequate knowledge and skills to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine.

Therefore, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has teamed up with the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, and other support partners, to package a short course, with tools, to prepare vaccinators to implement the COVID-19 vaccination.

Requirements / prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Device (cellphone, tablet, laptop, and/or desktop.

Accessing the course materials and recorded lectures online is free as the Knowledge Hub has been zero rated. An initial internet connection is required to connect to the KH.

Course content

Module 1: Introduction to COVID-19 vaccination training
Module 2: Storage, handling, delivery, and waste management of COVID-19 vaccines
Module 3: Organising COVID-19 vaccination sessions
Module 4: Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) monitoring for COVID-19 vaccination
Module 5: COVID-19 vaccination data management
Module 6: Communication with the community about COVID-19 vaccination
Module 7: Ethical considerations for the COVID-19 vaccination programme

Learning objectives

The overall aim of this course is to capacitate vaccinators by providing key information necessary for rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to South African healthcare workers. At the end of this course participants will be able to:

get an overview of the COVID-19 vaccination training curriculum and processes
briefly describe SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
provide key information on types of COVID-19 vaccines
outline the NDoH vaccination strategy for healthcare workers
identify key programmatic considerations that are new or different for COVID-19 vaccines
describe key planning elements to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine introduction
explain cold-chain requirements for the COVID-19 vaccines and diluents
explain storage principles / conditions at the health facility as well as for outreach and campaign vaccination posts
understand the ethical principles and values relevant to the vaccine programme
explain the ethical justification for the prioritisation in the roll out programme
as health care workers, understand their ethical duties towards individuals they will be vaccinating
describe health and human rights, and how these notions can be applied to the vaccine programme.