COVID-19 Vaccination and Other Related Links

Below is a list of links to various helpful documents and resources related to COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 vaccines, and vaccination in general.

Vaccines and Vaccinations 

• Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine. CDC (new resource! 4/13/2021)

• AHCA member shares her personal mission to get Nursing Home staff vaccinated against COVID-19. NY Times article. (new resource! 3/29/2021)

• Lessons learned about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy from a series of town hall meetings with nursing home staff and healthcare workers. Lessons Learned (new resource! 3/26/2021)

• FDA Briefing document. Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting. February 26, 2021 (new resource! 3/1/2021) https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee-february-26-2021-meeting-announcement

• First month of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring - United States, December 14, 2020-January 13, 2021. (new resource! 2/24/2021) https://www.nhcovidvaccine.com/news-1/first-month-of-covid-19-vaccine-safety-monitoring-report-available

• The National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) has selected video clips related to COVID-19 vaccination. (https://www.nahcacna.org/media/covid-19-vaccination-webinar/) (new resource! 2/5/2021)

• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 FDA-Approved Vaccine fact sheets, FAQ, letter of authorization, and other information. (https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine) 

• Moderna COVID-19 FDA-Approved Vaccine fact sheets, FAQ, letter of authorization, and other information. (https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/moderna-covid-19-vaccine) 

• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) offers key resources for vaccinating during COVID-19 in setting. (https://www.immunize.org/vax-and-covid-19/) 

• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that collects information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of vaccines licensed for use in the United States.  (http://vaers.hhs.gov/index)

  • The de Beaumont Foundation conducted a national poll about how lnaguage can be used to improved COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. (de Beaumont Foundation Poll)

• COVID-19 Vaccine Resource Center form the New England Journal of Medicine (https://tinyurl.com/yyf4mw5l)

• FDA news page on the COVID-19 Vaccines (https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines#news)

• Information from Crosswalk.com: Is the COVID-19 Vaccine the mark of the beast? (https://www.crosswalk.com/church/pastors-or-leadership/ask-roger/is-the-covid-19-vaccine-the-mark-of-the-beast.html)

• Information from the Ironton Tribune: The COVID-19 Vaccine is not the mark of the beast (https://www.irontontribune.com/2021/01/16/the-covid-19-vaccine-is-not-the-mark-of-the-beast/)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources 

• General CDC COVID-19 Information (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html) 

• COVID-19 Fact Sheets for Recipients and Caregivers  (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/eua/index.html) 

• Information for Health Professionals (http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html) 

• Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination at your Facility  (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/toolkits/long-term-care/index.html) 

• COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control  (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html) 

• COVID-19 Activity and Surveillance (http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html) 

• Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19 (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/flu-vs-covid19.htm) 

• COVID-19 Activity and Surveillance (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html) 

Long-Term Care COVID-19 Resources

• COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facility Workers (https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4025.pdf)

• Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/LTCF-residents.html) 

• Resources from the American Health Care Association (https://www.ahcancal.org/Survey-Regulatory-Legal/Emergency-Preparedness/pages/coronavirus.aspx)

• Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19 (https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/338481/WHO-2019-nCoV-IPC_long_term_care-2021.1-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)

• Making a Strong Recommendation for COVID-19 Vaccination. Resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.