COVID-19 Immunization Resources
Resources for COVID-19 Vaccine:
- The Vaccine Education Center at CHOP has released our English and Spanish versions of the COVID-19 mRNA Q&A:
- What you need to know about mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
- Vaccinate your Family – Information and Resources on COVID-19 and COVID-19 Vaccine: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/vaccines-diseases/covid19/
- Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccine: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/covid19faq/?fbclid=IwAR2zGusmolxUeOvlTB1RiM55mhmNIda_u0S3StTnTH7pA_gb7sKJXD-eES8
- 8 things to know about the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program
- Ensuring the safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
Resources by County for people in vaccine group 1A:
- For all PA counties – finding a health center near you for telehealth, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccine:
- Finding a vaccine clinic: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Vaccine/Pages/Vaccine.aspx
- HRSA Website: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/
- PA Association of Community Health Centers – https://www.pachc.org/PA-Health-Centers/Find-a-Health-Center
- Bucks County – Bucks County COVID Vaccine resources 1A – COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Information for Phase 1A
- Find more info and county updates for Bucks County here.
- Chester County – fill out Google Form here – registration to receive vaccine if in group 1A
- Cumberland County – health centers are providing immunizations and at least 10% of the vaccine should be provided to those 1a individuals that do not belong to a health system.
- Delaware County – fill out Google Form here – registration to receive vaccine if in group 1A
- Erie County – Health systems should reach out to unaffiliated provides but providers should not wait to be contacted, they should contact their local healthcare systems proactively.
- Lancaster County – Contact Beth Gerber at Lancaster County Medical Society at info@lancastermedicalsociety.org or visit https://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/health-care-professionals/covid-vaccines-for-healthcare-personnel
- Luzerne County – send an email to jklick@wilkes-barre.pa.us to request a vaccine
- Montgomery County – https://www.montcopa.org/3660/COVID-19-Vaccine – includes FAQs and resources as well as screening surveys and where to get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Multi-Language Resources:
- Booting Vaccine Confidence in Multicultural Patient Communities
- [Spanish] I got my COVID-19 vaccine because V2
- [Spanish] All about COVID-19 vaccines
- [Korean] I got my COVID-19 vaccine because
- [Korean] All about COVID-19 vaccines
- [Chinese] All about COVID-19 vaccines
Originally designed to reach the Amish communities but, this is a good basic series of educational material for all:
- LGHealth_Amish_COVID19_Vaccine1_Handout
- LGHealth_Amish_COVID19_Vaccine2_Handout
- LGHealth_Amish_COVID19_Vaccine3DidYouKnow_AD_7.4wX9.6h_HR (1)
Spanish Articles:
- “Me Vacuno Por Mi familia, mis pacientes y mi cominudad”
- “Lo que usted necesita saber sobre la vacuna anticovid”
Resources for COVID-19:
- Q&A COVID Vaccination from Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative with the involvement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Repository of Resources for Maintaining Immunization during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Visits and Childhood Immunizations in Pennsylvania
- Importance of Well Child Visits During COVID-19
- CDC’s Vaccination Guidance During a Pandemic
- 2020 Immunization Schedules: The child and adolescent immunization schedule and the adult immunization schedule are now available for order on the CDC website.
- WHO’s Guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
- AAP’s COVID-19 Clinical Guidance Q&A web page
- CDC’s Guidance on Maintaining Childhood Immunizations During COVID-19 Pandemic is available on Resources for Clinics and Healthcare Facilities
- AAFP’s COVID-19: Guidance for Family Physicians on Preventive and Non-urgent Care
- Harvard Health Blog, “Is it safe to see the pediatrician for vaccines and medical visits?”
- Vaccines When Your Child is Sick
- Immunity Community COVID-19 and Immunizations Resources
- COVID-19 Data Dashboard, World Map and U.S. Map, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
- Information for Schools, Workplaces and Community Locations, CDC
- How to Protect Yourself , CDC
- Symptoms and Testing, CDC
- Coronavirus Locations: COVID-19 Map by County and State , USA Facts
- Considerations for Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings, CDC
- Vaccinate Your Family’s Call, Don’t Cancel: Talking to People about Vaccinations during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Hablar sobre la importancia de vacunar durante COVID-19
- Vaccinate Your Family’s Raising Vaccination Rates During a Pandemic
- Vaccinate Your Family’s State of the IMMunion, COVID-19 Vaccination Supplement
- CDC’s Preparedness Tools for Healthcare Professionals and Facilities Responding to Coronavirus (COVID- 19) gateway page, featuring “Delivery of Adult Clinical Preventive Services, Including Immunizations”
- Ask the Experts, COVID-19 and Routine Vaccination, Immunization Action Coalition
- Continuing Vaccinations During COVID-19, Montgomery County Immunization Coalition
- Colorado Pediatric Provider Toolkit: Caring for Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- PhilaVax: Vaccination guidance
- CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center, COVID-19 Vaccine Q & A
- CDC’s Updated Guidance on how to Increase Vaccination Rates during COVID-19 Pandemic- Webinar
- PA Department of Health, Temporary Regulatory Suspension of Requirements for Children’s Immunizations
- Script for Patient Recall During the Pandemic
- NASHP Briefing Document: Staying Up-to-Date with Childhood Immunizations
Communications:
- Suggested questions to send to the reporter after you’ve secured an interview
- Talking points for spokespersons from AAP
- Template Media Pitch
- Template Letter to the Editor
- Template Letter to Families
- PA AAP Response to Extension of Immunization Requirements
- PA AAP Response to Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice
For any patients you are already seeing, assess and give them all the vaccines they need.
Helpful Hint From the Field
The PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics had a webinar on 3/25/2020 on telehealth. A participant shared a helpful bit of information particularly relevant to immunization. She said that one of the ways they are using telemedicine is to reassure parents whose kids are due for well visits that include immunizations and who are scared to bring their currently healthy kid into the office, that they can do most of the visit via video/audio, and just need to bring the kid in for a quick weight, height, brief physical, and immunizations – all the rest can be done at home with telehealth. This has proven to be very reassuring to parents – that they can really minimize the time they spend in the clinical office perhaps being exposed to covid-19.
View PA AAP’s webinar, “Implementing Telemedicine in Pediatric Practice” here.