Week 12 COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Tip Sheet: 7-29-22: Where to Find COVID-19 Vaccine Information on the MDHHS Website

Oakland County, Michigan sent this bulletin at 08/01/2022 08:36 PM EDT

This email is being sent to VFC, Non-VFC and Covid-19 Providers in Oakland County, Michigan by the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) Immunization Action Plan (IAP)

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Hello Fellow COVID-19 Vaccine Providers,

Please share with all staff that may have any contact with the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Division of Immunization, is working to provide you, our COVID-19 providers, with information, education, and updates while working with the COVID-19 Vaccination Program. We are attempting to send weekly tip sheets on different subjects to help answer questions you may have. If you have other questions or concerns that we have not covered, please do not hesitate to contact us at checcimms@michigan.gov.  Below is our tip for week #12.

Week #12 Educational Tip:

Note: This guidance is for COVID-19 providers. If you are both a VFC and COVID-19 provider, you must always follow the guidelines and requirements for VFC storage and handling.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has a lot of information on its website which can be very useful to COVID-19 vaccine providers. We are sending you some of the more common links to sites for your use.

COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Guidance and Educational Resources (michigan.gov)

  • Vaccine resource guides for Pfizer and Moderna
  • Opting out of vaccine ancillary kits
  • Vaccination Clinic Preparation Checklist & Resource Toolkit
  • Current ACIP recommendations (CDC)
  • Current Clinical Considerations (CDC)
  • Current CDC vaccine resources
  • Archived Noontime Knowledge Webinars
    • You can request to be added to the listserv to receive notice of live upcoming webinars. Email checcimms@michigan.gov and request to be added to the email notifications
  • Product-specific information, EUAs and EUIs for provider or recipient
  • Information about Vaccine Finder
  • Information on how to use MCIR
  • Orders and shipments information
  • COVID-19 vaccine training module
  • Education Corner-Email archive (you can find previous Vaccine Provider Tip Sheets stored here)

Coronavirus (michigan.gov)

  • Vaccination information
  • Treatments and Therapeutics
  • Mental Wellness

COVID-19 Vaccine (michigan.gov)

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard
  • FAQ
  • COVID-19 vaccination schedule info graphs

For Health Professionals (michigan.gov)

  • Psychiatric hospital patient isolation and exposure guidelines
  • Treatment protocols for COVID-19 patients

Kids COVID Vaccine (michigan.gov)

  • Why vaccinate your child
  • Tips for parents
  • IVaccinate site link

This is just a sample of the resources that can be found on the MDHHS website for COVID-19. We are continuously adding new resources and updating existing. We strive to make sure all vaccine providers have the information they need to continue vaccinating Michiganders against COVID-19 and all other vaccine preventable diseases.

Please use the Survey Monkey link if you would like to request a topic for the Tip Sheet.  https://www.research.net/r/WZG3KSV

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns at checcimms@michigan.gov.

Thank you for helping to keep Michiganders safe from the COVID-19 virus.

Oakland County Health Division, Immunization Action Plan