Who can conduct vaccinations?
A doctor, nurse, midwife or healthcare worker at school, who has completed an immunisation continuous training course in full volume according to a programme approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs and received a certificate verifying that they have completed said training, may conduct vaccinations. The minimum volume of a course is 16 hours.
After completing the training, every five years, an 8-hour refresher course corresponding to the same conditions must be completed.
The organisers of continuous training for immunisation accepted by the Ministry of Social Affairs are:
- West Tallinn Central Hospital
- East Tallinn Central Hospital
- Institute of Clinical Medicine of University of Tartu
- Tartu Health Care College
You can read more about this on the website of the Riigiteataja.