By vgreene, 13 January, 2021 Although vaccine distribution is ultimately up to each state in late 2020 the CDC issued vaccination prioritization recs comprised of phased risk tiers for states to consider in developing their own strategies Priority was given to frontline health care w
By vgreene, 13 January, 2021 On January 12 2021 CDC expanded its previously issued guidance on phased risk tiers urged states to open COVID 19 vaccination 1
By vgreene, 13 January, 2021 Any vaccine administration errors should be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAERS 2
By vgreene, 13 January, 2021 The injection in the arm is similar to other vaccines Some older pts who have received it report that the pain is comparable to the shingles vaccine Shingrix 1
By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 There s little risk of providers running out of 2nd doses for pts CDC is structuring shipments in such a way that 21 or 28 days after the 1st shipment the same of doses will be shipped so providers will have enough vaccines for a 2nd dose 2
By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 Encourage pts to enroll in the CDC s free smart phone tool called v safe that uses text messaging web surveys to provide personalized health check ins after pts receive a COVID 19 vaccination V safe also reminds pts to get a 2nd dose as needed 2
By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 The 21 or 28 day requirement btwn doses for both vaccines is a minimum requirement not a maximum If the 2nd dose administration exceeds 21 days for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine or 28 days for the Moderna vaccine there s no need to restart the series
