COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance

• AHCA/NCAL COVID-19 Vaccine Policies and Procedures Template – 1/3/21
• Can the COVID-19 Vaccine Impact Fertility – 8/18/21
• Should Individuals Who Already had COVID Get the Vaccine – 8/18/21
• AHCA/NCAL #GetVaccinated Campaign – 8/4/21
• AHCA/NCAL – Vaccine Educational Videos for LTC Employees – 1/7/2021

• CDC – Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination – Updated 4/27/21
• CDC: Long-term Care Facility Toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination at Your Facility – 1/8/2021

• CMS Vaccination Video: Long-Term Care Champions – Valerie Wright, Voice From the Front Line – 5/11/21
• CMS Vaccination Video: Long-term Care Champions – Voices From the Front Line – 5/5/21

• LTC COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Planning Memo 9-9-21
• IDPH Monthly HAI Call Schedule and Login Information – 8/30/21
• IDPH LTC COVID-19 webpage – 7/2/21
• IDPH: LTC Antigen Testing Guidance – 5-6-21
• LTC Webinar Monday April 12, 2021 – updated 4/13/21
• IDPH/DIA – Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Resident, Staff and Visitor Guidance – 3/31/21
• IDPH/DIA LTC Visitation Guidance – 4/29/21
• IDPH LTC Webinar Recording – 2/22/21
• IDPH LTC Webinar Slides – 2/22/21
• IDPH Face Masks and N95 Respirators
• IDPH: LTC-Pharmacy Partnership Program– 12/13/20
• IDPH Iowa COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Brief – 12/3/20
• CDC/IDPH Change in Quarantine Guidance – 12/2/20
• IDPH COVID-19 Vaccine Information – 10/2/20
• CDC/IDPH COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement
• IDPH Immunization Registry Information System (IRIS)

• IHCA Clinical Guidance Summary – Revised 5/8/23
• IHCA/ICAL/ICHC Vaccination Mandate Guidance Summary – Updated 6/16/22
• IHCA Conventional PPE Strategy Guidelines – 7/7/21
• IHCA Guidance on QSO 21-19-NH – 5/21/21
• ICAL Assisted Living Outbreak Checklist (PDF) – updated 7/12/21
• IHCA Visitation Memo and Guidance for Members – 03/02/21
• IHCA Visitation Procedures Template – 03/02/21
• IHCA COVID Declination Form – 1/20/21
• IHCA COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Best Practices – 1/11/21
• IHCA/IPALTC – COVID-19 Vaccination Video Update for Long-term Care Employees – 12/4/20
• AMDA/IPALTC: Questions and Answers about the COVID-19 Vaccine for PALTC Staff, Patients, Residents and Family Members – 12/1/20

• Get the Facts About the Vax Education Campaign
• Ragan Communications: How to maximize vaccine mandate messaging (to employees) – 10/4/21
• AHCA/NCAL: The New Normal Post Pandemic, Dr. David Gifford – 8/23/21
• Can the COVID-19 Vaccine Impact Fertility – 8/18/21
• Should Individuals Who Already had COVID Get the Vaccine – 8/18/21
• AHCA/NCAL #GetVaccinated Campaign – 8/4/21
• Template Vaccine Policy and Procedures – 5/27/21
• Template Declination Form – 5/27/21
  • FDA Fact Sheets:
    • Pfizer
    • Moderna
    • Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) – updated 3/22/21:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19), Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding: A Message for Patients
• Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19: Information for Clinicians
• Vaccinating Pregnant Individuals: Eight Key Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

University of Massachusetts Medical School:

• I’m pregnant. Should I get a COVID* vaccine?

Harvard Medical School:

• Wondering about COVID-19 vaccines if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

• Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
• Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–August 22, 2020