Covid-19 vaccine information for health workers

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Population Services Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Welcome to the COVID-19 vaccine information course!
The aim of this course is to equip health workers with knowledge and information around COVID-19 vaccines to be able to effectively handle issues around vaccine hesitancy.

Intended audience
Health workers directly involved in COVID-19 vaccination and/or consultations.

The course content is adapted from:

Kenya MOH, 2021. The National Vaccines and Immunization Program COVID-19 Vaccine Training. PPT
WHO, 2021. Communicating with patients about COVID-19 vaccination. Evidence-based guidance for effective conversations to promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake. PPT. Available from https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/340751/WHO-EURO-2021-2281-42036-57837-eng.pdf

Course organisation
The course is divided into six modules covering the following topics:-
The six modules are structured as follows:
1. Module overview
2. Module objectives
3. Presentation of the content
4. Key messages
5. Common myths & frequently asked questions
6. Module review questions

Course expectations

A self-paced learning tool to be completed independently
Mode of delivery: text, videos, images, downloadable resources and links for further reading.
Review questions at the end of each module to gauge understanding of the module. These do not contribute to the final score
Completion of a pre-and post-test assessment
Feedback survey to evaluate the course
Expected duration for course completion: 40- 60 hours
Qualification is recognized with certification upon passing the post-test assessment with the pass mark being 50%
This course is a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activity for Health Care Workers
Those who pass the course will be awarded 20 points (NCK) 22 POINTS (COCK)

Pre Test

Module 1: Covid-19 introduction and background

Part 1: Covid-19 introduction and background

Part 2: Introduction to emerging respiratory viruses

Part 3: What are coronaviruses?

Part 4: Where do coronaviruses come from?

Part 5: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Part 6: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Part 7: Covid – 19- signs and symptoms

Part 8: SARS-CoV-2- laboratory diagnosis

Part 9: SARS-CoV-2 prevention

Part 10: Management of covid - 19

Part 11: Current global & local covid-19 situation

Part 12: Key messages (1)

Part 13: Key messages (2)

Part 14: Module one review questions

Module 2: Introduction and background to covid-19 vaccines

Part 1: Introduction and background to covid-19 vaccines

Part 2: Rationale for use of covid – 19 vaccine (1)

Part 3: Rationale for use of covid – 19 vaccine (2)

Part 4: How covid-19 vaccines work- video

Part 5: Objectives of covid-19 vaccine deployment

Part 6: Key messages

Part 7: Module two review questions

Module 3: Covid-19 vaccines in Kenya

Part 1: Covid-19 vaccines in Kenya

Part 2: Phases for covid-19 vaccine introduction

Part 3: Eligibility criteria for covid-19 vaccination

Part 4: Vaccination update

Part 5: Covid-19 vaccines in Kenya

Part 6: Vaccine details

Part 7: Vaccination of pregnant women

Part 8: Contraindications- AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and, Johnson & Johnson

Part 9: Contraindications- Pfizer and Moderna

Part 10: Important note!

Part 11: Precautions- AZ, Pfizer, J&J, Moderna and Sinopharm

Part 12: Key messages

Part 13: Module three review questions

Module 4: Covid-19 vaccine safety

Part 1: Covid-19 vaccine safety

Part 2: What is an AEFI?

Part 3: The AEFI surveillance cycle

Part 4: Type of AEFI by cause

Part 5: Examples of vaccine product-related AEFI

Part 6: Vaccine-quality related reaction

Part 7: Immunization error – related reactions

Part 8: Immunization anxiety-related reactions

Part 9: Clusters

Part 10: Classification of AEFIs by seriousness

Part 11: How can you prevent immunization error related AEFI

Part 12: Responding to an AEFI (1)

Part 13: Responding to an AEFI (2)

Part 14: Covid-19 vaccine safety

Part 15: Rare AEFI (1)

Part 16: Rare AEFI (2)

Part 17: Steps of managing anaphylaxis- ABCD

Part 18: Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)

Part 19: Point to note on TTS

Part 20: Key messages

Part 21: Module four review questions

Module 5: Covid -19 information, education and communication

Part 1: Covid -19 information, education and communication

Part 2: Effective communication strategies

Part 3: Techniques for good communication

Part 4: Bottlenecks to effective communication

Part 5: HCW- roles and responsibilities

Part 6: How are concerns about covid-19 expressed?

Part 7: Diffusion of innovation

Part 8: Risk perception and decision making

Part 9: Communicating risk

Part 10: Covid-19 vaccine risk communication

Part 11: How do we build community confidence in the covid-19 vaccine?

Part 12: Understanding and responding to vaccine hesitancy

Part 13: Responding to vaccine hesitancy using motivational interviewing (MI)

Part 14: Motivational interviewing skills for vaccination

Part 15: Respectfully sharing knowledge to build trust

Part 16: Sample messages for health workers (1)

Part 17: Sample messages for health workers

Part 18: Covid-19 vaccination communication algorithm for health workers

Part 19: Tailoring key messages- examples

Part 20: Crisis communication in vaccination

Part 21: Importance of crisis communication

Part 22: Rules of crisis communication

Part 23: Example of crisis communication (1)

Part 24: Example of crisis communication (2)

Part 25: Key messages

Part 26: Module five review questions

Module 6: Common myths and frequently asked questions on covid-19 vaccination

Part 1: Common myths and frequently asked questions on covid-19 vaccination

Part 2: Example of myths and facts about covid-19 vaccines

Part 3: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Part 4: Key messages (1)

Part 5: Key messages (2)

Post Test

Reviews

Mireri Evans

23rd-Oct-2023

Excellent

Michael Ogwayi

02nd-Oct-2023

Lisbet Odhiambo

10th-Jul-2023

I really enjoyed this course. It was detailed and informative and will greatly impact management of healthcare!

Carol Waweru

10th-Jul-2023

Ashyngton Njagi

09th-May-2023

Its very informative

Navin Puttum

07th-Mar-2023

Good

Harry Mutuah

21st-Feb-2023

Evans Juma

18th-Feb-2023

Very detailed and informative,however for tests limit to one attemp and ONLy two attempts if one fails but once one gets the highest score to preoceed to next module without necessarily doing the 3 attempts

Onesmus Mwanzia

17th-Feb-2023

Shadrack Mung'au

09th-Feb-2023

Fredrick Kipchumba

07th-Feb-2023

So amazing to learn

Simotwo Kibet

02nd-Feb-2023

This course met my expectations

Brian Aluso

02nd-Feb-2023