19890 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

19890 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2023 in actioning the recommendation ‘Reduce the complexity of the current vaccinator training, assessment, and authorisation processes while maintaining the required clinical safety and quality requirements’ under ‘Priority Area 2: Authorisation of childhood vaccinators’ within the ‘Initial Priorities for the National Immunisation Programme in Aotearoa 2022’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that in the quarter October to December 2023, initial conversations with IMAC were underway to incorporate the clinical assessment into vaccinator training, therefore streamlining the authorisation process and enabling newly trained staff to start immunising sooner.