COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Topic Collection
November 17, 2023
Topic Collection: COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
This Topic Collection focuses on vaccine-specific plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts.
The distribution and administration of vaccines to prevent COVID-19 should build on established plans. Federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal governments and their healthcare and other emergency preparedness partners have conducted extensive planning on the most effective methods to distribute and administer medical countermeasures – including vaccines – in their communities. Refer to the ASPR TRACIE Mass Distribution and Dispensing of Medical Countermeasures Topic Collection for related resources. Resources marked with an asterisk (*) appear in more than one category.
This Resource Collection was reviewed in Fall 2023. Please refer to the NIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines and CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 webpage for the most up-to-date guidance on COVID-19 outbreak management.
If you have COVID-19 best or promising practices, plans, tools, or templates to share with your peers, please visit the ASPR TRACIE Information Exchange COVID-19 Information Sharing Page (registration required) and place your resources under the relevant topic area. Resources specific to Vaccines can be placed under the COVID-19 Vaccines Resources Topic.
Education and Training
This page includes links to webinars and other educational information related to COVID-19 vaccination.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023).
COVID-19 Vaccination.
(Added 2/10/2021.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This page provides links to training and educational materials related to immunization practices. It also includes COVID-19 vaccine-specific information.
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This online training module provides information to healthcare workers on COVID-19 vaccine approval and safety, storage, handling, administration, and reporting.
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COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network. (2023).
Vaccines and Immunity.
(Added 12/23/2020.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
This page provides a broad range of information on vaccine development and distribution planning.
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This checklist is a self-assessment tool developed for healthcare staff who administer immunizations. Supervisors can also use this tool to identify roles and responsibilities for staff who administer vaccines.
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This page offers links to vaccination training programs for health professionals.
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General Resources
This Topic Collection provides links to federal, state, local, and tribal programs and resources, lessons learned, plans, tools, and templates, courses, and guidance that can help planners address the need to effectively distribute and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to a large number of persons in a short period of time, particularly through mass dispensing efforts led by public health authorities.
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ASPR TRACIE. (2020).
Influenza Epidemic/ Pandemic.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response.
The resources in this Topic Collection include the lessons learned from the 2009 pandemic, strategies for maintaining “business as usual” for healthcare facilities, checklists, and others that can help emergency medical staff plan for and respond to a pandemic.
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This page lists all recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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This page lists all reports published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report related to the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
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COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network. (2023).
Vaccines and Immunity.
(Added 12/23/2020.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
This page provides a broad range of information on vaccine development and distribution planning.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2020).
Vaccine Development – 101.
(Added 12/23/2020.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This webpage describes the steps that vaccine developers follow when seeking FDA approval of a vaccine.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2023).
COVID-19 Vaccines.
(Added 12/23/2020.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This landing page provides links to the latest information on the development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Plans, Tools, and Templates
This frequently updated toolkit includes tabulated information about changes to the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP); detailed information about blood donor referrals after COVID-19 vaccination or CCP infusion; flowcharts on investigational and EUA use, collection, and testing and labeling of CCP, and a sample flowchart for updating a deferral policy for vaccines to help evaluate donor risk following vaccination.
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This tool can assist with the involvement of pharmacists and pharmacy staff in institutional and community COVID-19 vaccine planning efforts. It addresses integration with facility planning, vaccine supply and distribution, infrastructure, personnel, patient care, vaccine safety monitoring and surveillance, and legislative and regulatory controls.
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This ASPR TRACIE TA response includes mass vaccination plans to support COVID-19 vaccine administration efforts.
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This resource page includes links to various materials to help communicate about COVID-19 vaccination.
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This checklist provides step-by-step guidance for clinic coordinators/supervisors who oversee vaccination clinics held at satellite, temporary, or offsite locations. It includes guidelines and best practices, as set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as it pertains to vaccine shipment, transport, storage, handling, preparation, administration, and documentation.
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This toolkit shares best practices for vaccine storage and handling. It includes an addendum focused on COVID-19 and Mpox vaccines.
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This checklist offers federal, state, local, and tribal authorities elements to ponder in the categories of inclusive planning, effective communication access, language access, and physical accessibility, as they plan equitable vaccine distribution in their communities.
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Post-Vaccination Issues
These frequently asked questions - expected to be updated as additional information becomes available - provide details about the diagnosis and treatment of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) occurring following COVID-19 vaccination.
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This report documents initial reports of adverse events following administration of the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Between December 21, 2020 and January 10, 2021, 10 cases of anaphylaxis were reported following administration of 4,041,396 first doses of the vaccine.
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This report details initial reports of adverse events following administration of the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Between December 14 and 23, 2020, 21 cases of anaphylaxis were reported following administration of 1,893,360 doses of vaccine.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020).
About V-safe.
(Added 12/28/2020.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This page includes information about the smartphone-based tool for personalized check-ins following vaccination to prevent COVID-19. The page offers a description of the tool and registration information.
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This resource page provides recommendations for clinicians related to reports of myocarditis and pericarditis in adolescents and young adults following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
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Risk Communication Tools and Considerations
#Get Vaccinated. (2023).
Provider Resources.
(Added 12/28/2020.) American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living .
This toolkit contains various resources to support the #GetVaccinated campaign, including talking points, templates, and media materials.
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This updated fact sheet provides information for pharmacists’ conversations with their customers about immunization, including tips for addressing vaccine hesitancy generally and in racial or ethnic minority populations more specifically.
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The speakers discuss the campaign designed to build confidence in and address hesitancy related to COVID-19 vaccines.
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This resource page includes links to various materials to help communicate about COVID-19 vaccination.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020).
COVID-19 Vaccines.
(Added 12/28/2020.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This landing page provides information for the public about COVID-19 vaccines, recommendations, administration plans, and safety. It also includes answers to frequently asked questions.
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This page offers suggestions for healthcare providers on answering patient questions about vaccination to prevent COVID-19.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020).
Vaccine Recipient Education.
(Added 12/28/2020.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This page offers communication strategies to aid healthcare providers in talking with their patients about vaccination to prevent COVID-19.
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The authors describe foundational communication elements and specific objectives for federal agency vaccine communications, along with those of their state and local partners, broken down by audience groups. It includes an extensive list of hyperlinked references.
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This report shares lessons learned, describes COVID-19 vaccine outreach evidence, and offers examples of successful vaccination outreach strategies.
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This article includes one flow diagram of the study’s search and selection process and three charts illustrating data about vaccine hesitancy as reported in 126 studies and surveys, selected from searches of academic literature, news, and official reports that were published by October 20, 2020.
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National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM). (2022).
Vaccine Central.
University of Minnesota.
This webpage includes various resources for vaccine providers working with refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.
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This toolkit includes: a manual providing a summary of what clinicians need to know about COVID-19 vaccines and how to communicate with patients about them; a guide to learning about COVID-19 vaccines; a PowerPoint template for hosting a webinar or lecture; audience poll questions; and instructions on how to use the documents.
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This page provides tips and sample language for communicating with the public about COVID-19 vaccination.
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The authors – members of the Working Group on Readying Populations for COVID-19 Vaccines – offer six recommendations to advance public understanding of, access to, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines.
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This webinar offers suggestions on how to build vaccine confidence and access in communities of color.
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This page includes links to videos, social media messages, posters and flyers, and other informational content to help clinicians educate patients on the importance of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination.
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This toolkit provides messages and techniques that healthcare practitioners may use to increase vaccine confidence among their patients. Users may download desktop or mobile versions of the toolkit.
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Vaccine Allocation and Equity
The authors of this article describe a three-phased Fair Priority Model for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine that prioritizes preventing urgent harms earlier. Phase 1 addresses premature deaths and other irreversible health effects, phase 2 addresses other enduring health harms and economic and social deprivations, and phase 3 addresses community transmission.
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This checklist offers federal, state, local, and tribal authorities elements to ponder in the categories of inclusive planning, effective communication access, language access, and physical accessibility, as they plan equitable vaccine distribution in their communities.
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This consensus study report offers a phased framework based on ethical and procedural principles for equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine that reduces severe morbidity and mortality and negative societal effects of the pandemic. In addition to the framework, the authors addressed implementation challenges related to program administration, risk communication and community engagement, vaccine acceptance, and global equity in allocation.
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Vaccine Development and Approval
This graphic illustrates the key steps in the COVID-19 vaccine approval process.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2020).
Vaccine Development – 101.
(Added 12/23/2020.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This webpage describes the steps that vaccine developers follow when seeking FDA approval of a vaccine.
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This guidance document assists sponsors in the clinical development and licensure of vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
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Vaccine Logistics - Administration
This guide is intended to help nursing home administrators build trust in vaccines among their certified nursing assistants and overcome barriers to vaccination.
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This page is a reference for the Current Procedural Terminology code set for COVID-19 vaccine-specific codes.
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This section of the Hospital Operations Toolkit for COVID-19 discusses strategies for hospitals to administer allocated vaccine to their staff.
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This ASPR TRACIE TA response provides resources, such as checklists, tailored towards bringing external volunteers onboard at a public-facing vaccination clinic.
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ASPR TRACIE created this list to assist clinicians in quickly finding the most relevant and current information about COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States, their intended populations, recommendations for their use, effectiveness and safety issues, potential adverse events to be aware of, the effects of SAR-COV-2 variants on the vaccinated, and resources to help communicate with patients. Additional resources are also listed to access more detailed information.
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This checklist provides step-by-step guidance for clinic coordinators/supervisors who oversee vaccination clinics held at satellite, temporary, or offsite locations. It includes guidelines and best practices, as set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as it pertains to vaccine shipment, transport, storage, handling, preparation, administration, and documentation.
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This resource page provides information for those planning curbside or drive-through vaccination clinics. It offers steps for planning the clinic and what to do before, during, and after the vaccination encounter. It also includes links to additional resources.
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The information on this page can help COVID-19 vaccinators and others assisting at COVID-19 mass vaccination sites reduce needlestick injuries and exposures.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023).
COVID-19 Vaccination.
(Added 2/10/2021.) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This page provides links to training and educational materials related to immunization practices. It also includes COVID-19 vaccine-specific information.
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This toolkit shares best practices for vaccine storage and handling. It includes an addendum focused on COVID-19 and Mpox vaccines.
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This page links to toolkits on COVID-19 vaccine enrollment, coverage, reimbursement, and other information for healthcare providers, state Medicaid programs and Children’s Health Insurance Programs, health insurers, and those helping consumers and beneficiaries.
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This document provides handling information for owners and operators related to dry ice.
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This planning checklist is intended to help health centers assess their readiness to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
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This checklist is a self-assessment tool developed for healthcare staff who administer immunizations. Supervisors can also use this tool to identify roles and responsibilities for staff who administer vaccines.
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This practice advisory reviews the available evidence related to COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and lactating patients and offers recommendations to guide conversations between providers and their patients about whether to be vaccinated.
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Vaccine Logistics - Distribution
This document offers recommendations to owners and operators of cold storage facilities to prepare for cyber threats.
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This list of questions is intended to inform considerations of state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, private sector entities, and cold storage facility owners and operators related to physical security, cyber and infrastructure resiliency, personnel security, and incident response capabilities associated with COVID-19 vaccination logistics.
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This document outlines considerations for the security and integrity of facilities that receive, house, and distribute COVID-19 vaccine.
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This document provides handling information for owners and operators related to dry ice.
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