Table 1

Overview of steps and key inputs to estimate the health workforce requirements for COVID-19 vaccination implementation

StepsInputTypeOutput
STEP 1. DosesPopulation size (UN World Population Prospects),
no of doses per vaccine regimen		Population basedNo of doses required per country
STEP 2. Workload—total labour requirementsWorkload key elements (no of working days per week, no of working hours per day, no of leave days…), time needed to administer vaccination, no of support staff and supervisors per vaccinatorWorkforce and vaccination basedNeed=no of health workers needed in FTE to deliver COVID-19 vaccination programme
STEP 3. Health workforce gapHealth workforce density,
UHC service coverage index		Workforce basedNo of health workers deployable from domestic resources, Gap in health workers to cover the Need
STEP 4. Country absorption capacityNo of health worker graduatesWorkforce basedScale-up: no of health workers needed adjusted for the absorption capacity
STEP 5. CostingAverage wages and salaries for each type of staff involved in vaccinationWorkforce basedCost of the workforce for vaccination implementation from domestic resources, scale-up

  • FTE, full time equivalent; UHC, universal health coverage.