Aide-memoire: Infection prevention and control (IPC) principles and procedures for COVID-19 vaccination activities
15 January 2021
| COVID-19: Infection prevention and control / WASH
Overview
This Aide Memoire is for
policy makers, immunization programme managers, infection prevention and
control (IPC) focal points at national, sub-national, and facility level, as
well as for health workers involved in COVID-19 vaccination delivery. This
document summarizes the key IPC principles to consider and the precautions to
take for safely delivering COVID-19 vaccines. The principles and
recommendations provided in this document derive from World Health Organization
(WHO) IPC and immunization standards and other guidance in the context of
COVID-19. WHO will update these recommendations as new information becomes
available. All technical guidance for COVID-19 is available online.