COVID-19 Vaccination update

Kia ora koutou,  
As part of the continuous improvement and ongoing enhancements to the COVID Immunisation Register (CIR) and Book My Vaccine (BMV), new functionality is being released on Wednesday evening, 13 July 2022.

CIR Enhancements:
There are two enhancements which will support CIR users:

• Record Novavax (Nuvaxovid) Second Booster Doses: Update to enable CIR users to record a Novavax second booster dose using the ‘Novavax Booster Plan’.
  
  Please note: The Minimum Early Vaccination Warning Message will display where a Novavax second booster dose is attempted to be recorded in CIR and it has not been at least 6 calendar months since the consumer received their first booster. The Under Minimum Age warning message will display where the Novavax Booster Plan is selected for a consumer aged under 18-years-old.
  
  
• Record AstraZeneca Second Booster Doses: Update to enable CIR users to record an AstraZeneca second booster dose using the ‘AstraZeneca Booster Plan’.
  
  Please note: The Minimum Early Vaccination Warning will display where an AstraZeneca second booster dose is attempted to be recorded in CIR and it has not been at least 6 calendar months since the consumer received their first booster. The Under Minimum Age warning message will display where the AstraZeneca Booster Plan is selected for a consumer aged under 18-years-old.
  
  

BMV Enhancements:
There are several usability enhancements for BMV users:

• Book a Second Booster Dose of Novavax: Update to allow consumers the option of booking a Novavax second booster dose. Consumers can book their Novavax second booster dose at least 6 months (185 days) after the completion of their first booster dose.
  
  Please note: An error message will display where a Novavax second booster booking is attempted to be made for a consumer aged under 18-years-old and the booking will be unable to be completed.
  
  
• Book a Second Booster Dose of AstraZeneca: Update to allow consumers the option of booking an AstraZeneca second booster dose. Consumers can book their AstraZeneca second booster dose at least 6 months (185 days) after the completion of their first booster dose.
  
  Please note: An error message will display where an AstraZeneca second booster booking is attempted to be made for a consumer aged under 18-years-old and the booking will be unable to be completed.
  
  
• Novavax and AstraZeneca Translations: Update to add translations describing AstraZeneca boosters and Novavax boosters for Māori, Samoan and Tongan languages.
  
  
• Novavax Booster Dose Tag: Update to add ‘Novavax booster’ tag to all sites offering Novavax booster doses. This means consumers searching for Novavax boosters will only be shown sites that offer Novavax. This is already in place for AstraZeneca boosters.

AVMS Enhancements:
There are two enhancements which will support AVMS users:

• Novavax Second Booster Plan: Update to add a new Novavax Second Booster Plan to the Job Record in AVMS. This means, where a Site Admin or Concierge views the Job Record in AVMS for a Novavax booster booking, the Vaccine Plan Description will display as ‘Novavax Booster Plan 2’, and the Vaccine Description will display as ‘Novavax Booster 2’.
  
  
• AstraZeneca Second Booster Plan: Update to add a new AstraZeneca Second Booster Plan to the Job Record in AVMS. This means, where a Site Admin or Concierge views the Job Record in AVMS for an AstraZeneca booster booking, the Vaccine Plan Description will display as ‘AstraZeneca – Booster Plan 2’, and the Vaccine Description will display as ‘AstraZeneca Booster 2’.
  
  

These changes are due to go live on the evening of  Wednesday 13 July 2022. We will provide detailed release notes to reflect the changes for the release. Please note that details about the various changes will only be communicated to the relevant groups.  
Ngā mihi nui

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