Updates for Providers

Featured Resources

Pediatric Resources

• Pediatric COVID-19 Checklist: Best Practice Strategies from California VFC High-Performing Clinics
• Summary of Vaccines: COVID Bivalent Boosters for 5-17 years, Pfizer 6 months-17 years,  Pfizer 6 months–4 years, Moderna 6 Months-17 years,and Moderna 6 months–5 years (CDPH) 
• Children who transition from a younger to an older age group: Pfizer-BioNTech | Moderna
• Preparing for Infant/Toddler Vaccinations Job Aid
• Planning for Under 5 Vaccinations Webinar Recording and Slides 
• Recommending COVID-19 Vaccination: Clinical Talking Points 6/17/22
• Requesting COVID-19 Vaccination Staff
• Expanding Vaccination Capacity

Tools to Avoid Vaccine Mix-Ups:

• Vaccine Administration Checklist 9/7/22
• Preventing Administration Errors 9/7/22
• Coadministration of COVID-19 Vaccine with Other Vaccines | Tips | Preteens
• Tips to Ease Anxiety During Vaccination

Vaccine Management:

• Ordering Vaccines | Ordering & Distribution Cadence
• Receiving Small Orders from Third Party Redistribution (TPR)
• Vaccine Management Checklist
• Reporting Doses Spoiled, Expired, or Wasted (including Moderna booster doses)
• Download the Ancillary Kit Configuration Tool (helps calculate number of items to pack for number of doses being redistributed)
• Pfizer Trainings

​Vaccination Guidance:

• What is Long COVID? (English & Spanish)
• COVID-19 Vaccination Risk Comparison (English & Spanish): Teens | Youth
• COVID-19, Myocarditis, and Vaccines Fact Sheet
• Recognizing and Responding to Anaphylaxis (CDC)
• Clinical Considerations for People Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine Outside the US
• COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination and Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Personnel (HCP) at Health Care Facilities Letter 
• Guide to Other COVID-19 Vaccine Related Websites
• Report Race/Ethnicity for Every Patient Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine
• COVID-19 Vaccine Timing for 2nd Dose

Novavax Vaccine

• Novavax Vaccine, Adjuvanted, Interim Information (CDPH)
• Receiving and Storing Novavax Vaccine 
• Novavax Vaccine Storage and Handling Resources
• Novavax Vaccine Administration Resources 

Patient Education:

COVID-19 Vaccination is Recommended During and After Pregnancy:

• COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding (CDC)
• COVID-19 and Pregnancy: A Conversation Guide for Clinicians (ACOG)
• Pediatric Provider Kids Sprint Toolkit

Crucial COVID-19 Conversations to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy:

• Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccines on Social Media Video | Slides
• Talking to Patients about COVID-19 Vaccines Myths and Facts Video | Slides
• More information about the COVID-19 Crucial Conversations campaign

More Patient Resources

Hear It. Clear It.

If you see or hear of any vaccine-related rumors within the communities you serve, share them with our Trust and Safety team via the CDPH Rumors Inbox at rumors@cdph.ca.gov.

COVID-19 Treatments: 

• For information regarding COVID-19 treatments, please visit the CDPH Therapeutics Webpage