COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
DOH website: Information about vaccine planning and, frequently asked questions (and answers!) and videos on how vaccines work: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/Vaccine.
CDC website:
- Additional information for staff, residents and family members: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/hcp/index.html.
- The COVID-19 vaccination website for healthcare professionals has been updated to direct healthcare professionals to clinical information including ACIP recommendations, storage and handling information, and vaccination provider requirements and support.
- The new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine webpage has information specific to Pfizer’s vaccine, including resources to assist providers in storing, handling, and administering the vaccine. The materials now available on the webpage are attached to this email. Currently the page contains storage and handling information, and tomorrow we will update it with administration information; we are working to align this information with ACIP’s clinical recommendations that will be released then.
- In the meantime, a presentation about ACIP recommendations were presented on a CDC partner call today. Slides from the presentation can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/planning/index.html.
- Also new today are updates to CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine information for consumers, including:
- Providers participating in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program can find information about the requirements of the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Provider Agreement at COVID-19 Vaccination Provider Requirements and Support | CDC and on the websites listed in the footnotes of the agreement.
Residential Care Services has converted the DOH informational webinars to PDF versions so you can distribute these to staff and residents. We are waiting for the one-page vaccine risks and benefits informational flyer from DOH that you can provide to residents and staff as you are having the COVID-19 vaccine discussion.
- How does the vaccine work in your body?
- How COVID-19 vaccines are made
- How to verify COVID-19 vaccine information
Questions?
Contact:
Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804