Flu Vaccine Medicine Protocols
The National Immunisation Office have released the Medicine Protocols for this years Flu Vaccinations.
The three Flu Vaccinations being used this year are:
- Fluenz Tetra LAIV
- Quadrivalent influenza vaccine virus (split viron, inactivated) QIV
- Fluad Tetra aQIV
Patricia McQuillan has kindly shared these with us and Kathy McSharry has kindly adapted the NIO Medicine Protocols for use in General Practice.
The NIO have developed a number of information materials to support safe practice which can be accessed via following link: https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/fluinfo/
Below is a Quick Reference guide which is a useful visual and I would encourage you have this on display in your work stations.
Please see the three protocols are:
