Amended Authority for Nurse/Midwife Immunisers and learning resource

The Authority for Nurse/Midwife Immunisers has been amended to include the following additional vaccines:

• Japanese encephalitis vaccines – mandatory training required
• Typhoid vaccines
• Herpes Zoster – Shingrix only. Does not include Zostavax

The Authority is available from: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Documents/authority-for-RNs-and-midwives.pdf

In order to administer the Japanese encephalitis vaccines Authorised Nurse/Midwife Immunisers must have completed Japanese encephalitis: A resource for registered nurses and midwives