The following training and educational resources will give providers an overview of clinical guidance for COVID-19 vaccines. The resources cover a range of topics, including vaccine administration, vaccination of special populations, and contraindications, which help to facilitate meaningful conversations with patients and answer their questions about the new vaccines.
CDC/IDSA COVID-19 Clinician Call
These one-hour webinars, held Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET, focus on timely issues of relevance to clinicians and feature case presentations by experts in the field and an opportunity to engage with colleagues during Q&A and discussion. Register here and be sure to catch up on previous calls. Send your questions ahead of time to Deirdre Lewis.
IDSA has developed a set of COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs, many of which are based on questions we received during recent CDC/IDSA COVID-19 Clinician Calls.
General Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccination Training Programs and Reference Materials for Healthcare Professionals (CDC)
- What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety (CDC – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity [COCA])
- Making a Strong Recommendation for COVID-19 Vaccination (CDC)
- Answering Patients’ Questions (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Vaccination (CDC)
- Understanding and Explaining mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC)
- Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccines Work (CDC)
- How CDC Is Making COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations (CDC)
- COVID-19 Science Update (CDC)
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC)
- Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Website
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Providers (Massachusetts Department of Public Health)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A: What You Need to Know as a Healthcare Worker Webinar (Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association)
Pregnant and Lactating Patients
- Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [ACOG])
- COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics (ACOG)
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Website for U.S. Healthcare Professionals
- Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (FDA)
- Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (FDA)
- What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)
- Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)