Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
The CDC Interim Clinical Considerations provides additional information to healthcare professionals and public health officials on the use of COVID-19 vaccines.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created some confusion in our daily lives and has made it hard to know how to keep yourself and your patients safe. This page is here to help you and empower your patients to be safe and make healthy choices.
Moderated by Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP, this new release is a candid discussion on how three Hispanic physicians on the frontlines of the pandemic faced COVID-19, systemic inequity, and misinformation. Dr. Eduardo Mariel, Dr. Carolina Saldarriaga Perez, and Dr. Fernando L. Ortiz from Neighborhood Health Clinics share the key takeaways from their experience and offer actionable next steps for their fellow vaccine advocates and Vaccinate For All Champions.
The COVID-19 County Check is a useful tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 based on the COVID-19 Community Level in your area.
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Immunize.org reviews and updates the Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools at least monthly, prominently indicating when it was last revised at the top of the page.
All COVID-19 vaccination providers should review the checklist regularly and download the latest CDC schedule and standing order documents. The checklist is posted on Immunize.org’s Vaccines: COVID-19 main page to help practices stay up to date.
The CDC Interim Clinical Considerations provides additional information to healthcare professionals and public health officials on the use of COVID-19 vaccines.
CDC guidelines on who qualifies for COVID-19 boosters and when they can receive one
Help your friends, loved ones, and members of your community reduce their risk with an updated COVID vaccine.
The CDC has given the green light for safely mixing and matching the shots
Yale Medicine experts share eight things you need to know about the J&J booster
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As physicians strive to continue to provide care to patients and maintain their practices during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the AMA is providing an updated Physician Practice Guide for Keeping Your Practice Open (PDF).
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy releases a Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation to help Americans navigate the serious threat of health misinformation, especially online.
Vaccine progress, community risk levels, and trends updated daily
Hearing your answers may help them feel more confident about getting vaccinated.
Learning to cope with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and those around you become more resilient.
This collection provides a curated set of resources and tools for decision-makers managing healthcare workforce challenges in response to the COVID-19 emergency.
This guide and its collected national resources continue to support physicians with an organized collection of evidence relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Members of Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities
CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.
This two-page summary features an easy-to-read table that shows Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommendations and findings for evaluated intervention approaches.
Healthcare professionals are patients’ and parents’ most-trusted source of information on vaccines.
Tell parents and guardians how important COVID-19 vaccines are to protecting their children’s health.
We’re here to make it easy to educate your community members about COVID-19 vaccines and increase confidence in them.
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We know that many Hispanic families and individuals have concerns and questions. And that’s okay.
Quick references for COVID-19 vaccinators to give people who want more information
Help us share the campaign and raise awareness of the vaccines — and how to access them — among your followers.
CHCI and Comcast have teamed up to produce a series of public service announcements, highlighting CHCI’s nationally recognized leadership programs.
The Vaccines National Strategic Plan 2021–2025 – PDF (Vaccine Plan), released on January 19, 2021, is a newly revised roadmap in the coordination of vaccine development and use in the United States.
A Plan to Work with Communities of Color Toward COVID-19 Recovery and Beyond
We explore the psychological, social, and neuroscientific effects of COVID-19 and set out the immediate priorities and longer-term strategies for mental health science research.
The risk to expecting mothers and their infants isn’t zero, researchers said.
Compared with control patients, adult post–COVID-19 patients referred for rehabilitation services reported poorer physical health.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a new online calculator aimed at expanding access to monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19.
A special insights report conducted using the same methods and inputs from the COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Reports
Demographics, risk of hospital admission, and vaccine effectiveness
REGEN-COV has not been FDA approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by the FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
Hear our expert panel discuss resources for physicians, culturally competent care, navigating difficult health discussions, and more at our upcoming webinar with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Recording of our COVID-19 Virtual Briefing Session: Mediating the COVID19, Influenza, and RSV Tridemic in Latinx Communities. Our panel featured experts from NHMA alongside those from the American Lung Association, Chicago Allergy Center, University of the Incarnate Word, and Premier Health for our #VaccinateForAll campaign.
The NHMA COVID-19 Virtual Briefing Series addresses timely lessons learned by physicians and healthcare providers from the COVID-19 pandemic on managing chronic care patients, mental health, the future of healthcare delivery, elderly issues, and terminal illness planning. This session discusses the impact of post-COVID conditions known as Long COVID, evaluating and caring for patients with Long COVID conditions, handling mental health and burnout, efficient vaccine advocacy for bivalent booster vaccines, and more.
Moderated by NHMA President & CEO Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP, this new release is a candid discussion on how three Hispanic physicians on the frontlines of the pandemic faced COVID-19, systemic inequity, and misinformation.
Learn more about the #VaccinateForAll Campaign at VacccinateForAll.org.
Access to a strong and supportive caregiver gives wounded warriors the best chance for recovery. The VA has become an innovator in caregiver support and family centered care practices. However, many veteran caregivers are still negatively impacted by the lack of support and connection in the health care setting. Join this important discussion to hear from a panel of experts on improving veteran care — free CME credits offered to all NHMA members!
Según la CDC, las vacunas de refuerzo de Pfizer y Moderna tienen una eficacia del 90 % en evitar que las personas infectadas con COVID-19 y sus variantes terminen en el hospital.
Sin embargo, menos del 40% de las personas completamente vacunadas y elegibles para un refuerzo en los Estados Unidos han recibido el suyo.
Nuestro campeón de #VacunasParaTodos, Pablo, nos cuenta por qué se puso su tercera vacuna y por qué otros deberían considerar hacerlo también.
According to the CDC, Pfizer and Moderna boosters are 90% effective at preventing people infected with COVID-19 and its variants from ending up in the hospital.
However, less than 40% of fully vaccinated Americans eligible for a booster have gotten theirs.
Watch #VaccinateForAll Champions share why they got boosted and why others should consider doing so too!
Dr. Ilan Shapiro is one of NHMA’s Vaccinate For All Champions because he has seen first-hand the destruction caused by COVID-19 and is dedicated to protecting Hispanic/Latino communities through vaccination.
El Dr. Ilan Shapiro @dr_shaps demuestra la importancia de tener médicos culturalmente competentes y dedicados a la salud hispana. Es indispensable tener profesionales de la salud que puedan comunicar
información importante con sus pacientes en su primer idioma.
Hear a compilation of special holiday messages from our #VaccinateForAll Champions about the importance of vaccination and the best way to keep your loved ones safe this time of year.
In this episode, Dr. Armando De Alba Rosales, NHMA Nebraska Chapter Leader and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, shares creative strategies to boost vaccine uptake among Hispanic communities; a CDC campaign aims to boost vaccination rates and raise awareness among rural communities; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, shares insights on Congress’s return to session; and sign up for ASTHO’s Public Health Weekly email newsletter.
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