Vaccines During COVID-19

Updates to this website are ongoing to support you with resources for vaccinating in the context of COVID-19. Please check back frequently for newly added resources!

• MDHHS: Guidance for Immunizing Providers Returning to Practice - 6/22/2020 UPDATED!
• MDHHS: Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Script - Promoting Hepatitis B Vaccine for Infants Born to Infected Mothers During COVID-19 & Guidance for When a Family Member/Close Contact has a COVID-19 Diagnosis - 6/4/2020 NEW!
• MDHHS Memorandum to Immunizing Providers: Vaccinating During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

• CDC MMWR Highlighting Michigan Coverage: Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic —Michigan Care Improvement Registry, May 2016–May 2020

• MCIR: Reminder/Recall Reference Guide
• COMING SOON - NEW posters, social media messages and other resources to promote the importance of immunizations, including catching up those who have fallen behind due to COVID-19.

• CDC: Interim Guidance for Immunization Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic - NEW!
  • Highlights include:
    • Considerations for routine vaccination of all recommended vaccinations for children, adolescents, and adults, including pregnant women
    • General practices for the safe delivery of vaccination services, including considerations for alternative vaccination sites
    • Strategies for catch up vaccinations
• AAP: Guidance on Providing Pediatric Well-Care During COVID-19 
• ACOG: COVID-19 FAQ's for OB-GYNs, Obstetrics
• IAC: Repository of Resources for Maintaining Immunization during the COVID-19 Pandemic

COMMUNICATION RESOURCES

Outreach to patients and families is extremely important during this time, emphasizing the importance of catching up on missed doses, reminders of maintaining routine vaccinations, and communicating measures taken at provider offices to keep patients and families safe during well-child and vaccine visits. Materials below may be used to support your practice in communicating with families, with an emphasis on social media communication and printed posters.

MDHHS: #MIHeroForHealth Campaign - NEW!

The focus of this campaign is to promote the importance of vaccination and especially getting caught up on doses that may have been missed due to COVID-19. Join us in sharing this message by using the social media hashtag #MIHeroForHealth, which emphasizes the fact that vaccination allows us to be a hero not only for our health but for the health of our Michigan communities. We all play a role in being a hero for health – from the healthcare provider taking measures to keep you safe for vaccine visits, to the family getting vaccinated to protect against vaccine-preventable disease and outbreaks. Be a hero – vaccinate.