TVFC/ASN Digest: New Forms, COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheets and More

Texas Health and Human Services Commission sent this bulletin at 01/05/2021 12:00 PM CST / Este e-mail ha sido enviado por Texas Health and Human Services Commission el 01/05/2021 12:00 PM CST

Pfizer & Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Fact Sheets

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for two vaccines to help prevent COVID-19 in people 16 years of age and older in the United States. Since then, healthcare providers have sought comprehensive information about them.

How Health Care Sharing Ministries Can Affect TVFC Eligibility

Recently, providers in Texas have started to see children enrolled in Health Care Sharing Ministries otherwise known as HCSM. HCSMs are a nonprofit alternative to purchasing health insurance from private, for-profit insurers. Learn more about how these nonprofit options can affect TVFC eligibility.

Events

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

International Conference on Immunization

Place Pediatric Flu Orders for 2021-2022

Providers may begin placing orders for the 2021-2022 influenza season between Jan. 4 to Jan. 15. Orders will be delivered starting in the fall of 2021.

Providers should refer to their monthly TVFC Flu Dashboard to help plan for influenza vaccine ordering. It is not too late to continue to vaccinate patients with the current 2020-21 influenza vaccine. If you need additional flu vaccine for the current season, please place an order in EVI.

ImmTrac2 Bidirectional Data Exchange Webinars

ImmmTrac2 is excited to announce it is hosting the next live webinars in their data exchange series. This month’s topics cover "Bidirectional Registration of Intent" and "Electronic Consent." Read more to register and save the dates.

$1,000,000 Challenge To Boost Pediatric Health

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has recently launched the Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4) Challenge competition to respond to declining rates of childhood vaccination coverage and well-child visits due to COVID-19. The P4 Challenge will award $1 million in prizes for innovative approaches to increase access to and utilization of well-child visits and/or immunizations services within primary care settings.

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