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    The document provides top tips for clinicians on supporting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in various populations. It discusses tips for people with dementia and learning disabilities, as well as resources to support conversations with patients and information on vaccination for pregnant women and breastfeeding.

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    2021 February Covid Vaccine Uptake Top Tipsv3

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    The document provides top tips for clinicians on supporting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in various populations. It discusses tips for people with dementia and learning disabilities, as well as resources to support conversations with patients and information on vaccination for pregnant women and breastfeeding.

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    Disclaimer: These are intended only as good practice prompts.

    Use your clinical judgement

    Top Tips for Clinicians


    Specialists Dr Sara Humphrey, Vicky Donnelly, Dr Amy Tatham

    Subject COVID-19 vaccine - how to support uptake


    Date February 2021 / Review date 12m later
    Top Tip 1 Top Tips for Dementia and COVID 19 vaccination
    Useful tips on the Covid-19 vaccine for people with dementia guidance from RCPsych.
    V Visual aids can be helpful
    A Assess capacity to consent, use ‘best interests’ if needed
    C Choose your moment
    C Communicate clearly and offer reassurance
    I Individualised approach
    N Never rush
    E Engage family and relatives
    What happens if someone with dementia is unable to consent to their vaccine?
    • It must be obtained via a ‘best interest’ decision (MCA 2005)
    • Dementia UK – Changes in care: capacity and decision-making
    • For useful links – Alzheimer’s Society – Consent to Covid-19 vaccination

    Top Tip 2 Patients with Learning Disabilities (LD)


     Dementia tips above also relevant to LD population
     People with LD in general are not a high priority for the COVID vaccine. However, they are at
    increased risk of getting COVID due to difficulties with social distancing & wearing masks, having
    people provide personal care & getting up close to them, living in group settings with other
    people, and on average having more long-term health conditions that the rest of the population.
    Easy read link explaining about the vaccine that can help people make an informed choice
     People with Downs syndrome should be on the clinically extremely vulnerable list so should be
    getting the vaccine offered as a priority
     Reasonable adjustments? Consider environment (busy environments may increase people's
    anxiety), explain to people about PPE, have the person supported by someone familiar, & give
    lots of positive reinforcement so people are happy to come back for their second jab

    Top Tip 3 Resources to support talking with patients and carers


    The CCG page will be kept up to date with the latest information CCG-covid-19-vaccinations
    ‘COVID-19 Vaccination: Why do I have to wait’ Government-C19-vaccination-leaflets-posters
    BSL & Easy Read info PHE C-19 Vaccination Easy Read BSL video BSL-C19_Vaccine_video
    Bradford Council for Mosques CouncilForMosques-videos
    British Islamic Medical Society infographics britishima.org/covidmyths
    Information in different languages by Bradford GPs BradfordGPs-C19-Vaccines

    Top Tip 4 Pregnancy and Breast feeding


     No known risk associated with non-live vaccines in pregnancy or when breastfeeding
     The vaccines can’t replicate and so can’t cause infection in mother or baby
     JCVI recommend pregnant women are considered for vaccination if they are front line health or
    social care workers or have underlying health conditions that put them at very high risk of
    infection or complications of COVID
     Consider the risks and benefits of vaccination in the absence of safety data
     No indication to vaccinate all pregnant women
     Do not do a pregnancy test before vaccination or avoid pregnancy after vaccination
     There is a myth that the vaccine may cause infertility – this is not true!
    The RCOG has useful, summarised information for further reading: RCOG-C19-vacc-Breastfeeding

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