Vaccine Information and Resources

• Children are Sacred: Short video encouraging American Indian/Alaska Native parents to protect their children 5 and older by getting them vaccinated.
• CDC Public Service Announcements: Wes Studi, Oscar award recipient, encourages American Indian and Alaska Natives to get vaccinated and get booster shots. Embed videos on your websites, post on social media, and download to play at your clinic.
• American Indian/Alaska Native Tribal Leaders Toolkit: This toolkit has resources for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal leaders who want to help increase confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in their communities. It includes information from CDC and new, culturally tailored materials from the HHS COVID-19 public education campaign and its team of multicultural experts.
• 10/13: HSDW memo re: OCR guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 vaccination, and the workplace
• U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on the Importance of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine (1:18 video)
• The Tribal Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium has released communication tools to help combat vaccine hesitancy in Tribal communities. All materials are available for public use including the videos, one-pager on the vaccines, and social media images. Check back as more materials will be rolled out in the series.
  • Tribal Community Stories and Vaccines Videos: Why I Decided to Take the Vaccine; What Side Effects Did You Experience
  • Differences in COVID-19 Vaccines Video and Toolkit resources: Informational animation video, one-pager, and social media toolkit with graphics focuses on the differences between the Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, how they work within your body, and the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
    • Why did you decide to take the vaccine?
    • Have you experienced any side effects from the vaccine?
• Urban Indian Health Institute:
  • Strengthening Vaccine Efforts in Indian Country—Results from a National COVID-19 Vaccination Survey
  • Vaccine Fact Sheets and Vaccine Poster Series
• HSDW memo re: 2/25 IHS COVID-19 update media call
• Urban Indian Health Institute Factsheets:
  • Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Information about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Vax A Nation Vaccine Campaign Toolkit

 

2022 COVID-19 Alerts

• 12/14: Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Dose Authorized for Children 6 Months and Up & Variant Updates
• 10/24 Alert: Novavax Monovalent COVID-19 Booster Dose
• 10/24 Alert: Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Dose Authorized for 5- to 11-Year-Old Children
• 9/6: Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Dose Authorized
• 7/25: FDA Approves Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax
• 6/19: COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children
• 5/27: COVID-19 Cases on the Rise Again
• 5/20: FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 through 11 Years
• 3/30: New Recommendations on Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose

 

2021 Educational and Informational Resources

• 5/11 Social Media Graphics:
  • Protect our babies against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine!
  • Protect our cultures and traditions against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine!
  • Protect your teammates against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine! (lacrosse)
  • Protect your teammates against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine! (girls basketball)
  • Protect your teammates against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine! (boys basketball)
• 5/7: Updated Myths and Facts about the COVID-19 Vaccines
• 5/7: Updated Frequently Asked Questions about the COVID-19 Vaccines
• 5/5 Social Media Graphics:
  • Protect our culture against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine!
  • Protect our elders against COVID-19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine!
  • If you’ve been fully vaccinated
• 1/19/21 Vaccine Videos:
  • Is a Vaccine a Cure?
  • How Safe is a Vaccine?
  • Are There Long-Term Effects from a Vaccine?
  • What are the Ingredients in a Vaccine and are They Safe?
  • Understanding Vaccine Efficacy
  • Does an mRNA Vaccine Change my DNA?
  • Do I Still Need to Follow the 3 W’s if I’m Vaccinated?

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) public education campaign, We Can Do This, recently launched the Pediatricians and Family Physicians Toolkit to help physicians increase confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among their patients and in the communities they serve.

CDC Resources

• 12 COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Your Community
• Updated: COVID-19 Data Tracker. Find maps and charts tracking cases, deaths, and trends of COVID-19 in the U.S. daily by 8:00 PM ET
• Updated: Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know. Read more.
• Updated: Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19. Read more.
• Updated: COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots. Read more.
• Updated: Different COVID-19 Vaccines. Read more.
• Updated: Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Read more.
• Updated: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (also known as COMIRNATY) Overview and Safety. Read more.
• Updated: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Overview and Safety. Read more.
• Updated: Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Overview and Safety. Read more.
• Updated: Possible Side Effects After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine. Read more.
• Updated: The Possibility of COVID-19 after Vaccination: Breakthrough Infections. Read more.
• Updated: Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines. Read more.
• Updated: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination. Read more.
• Updated: COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting Systems. Read more.
• Updated: V-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry. Read more.
• Updated: COVID-19 Vaccines are Effective. Read more.
• Updated: COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Read more.
• Updated: Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness. Read more.
• Updated: Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines. Read more.
• Updated: Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination. Read more.
• Updated: Reporting COVID-19 Vaccinations in the U.S. Read more.
• Updated: Reporting County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Data. Read more.
• Updated: Reporting COVID-19 Vaccination Demographic Data. Read more.
• Updated: Communication Resources for COVID-19 Vaccines. Read more.
• Updated: Quarantine and Isolation. Read more.

 

General Vaccine Resources

• CMS: COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Toolkit
• FDA: New COVID-19 vaccine information is posted as it becomes available
  • Janssen/Johnson & Johnson
    • EUA Letter of Authorization (revised 4/23/21)
    • Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (revised 4/23/21)
    • Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (revised 4/23/21)
  • Moderna
    • EUA Letter of Authorization
    • Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine
    • Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
  • Pfizer-BioNTech
    • 5/12 CDC Director Statement on Pfizer’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Age 12 and Older
    • 5/10 FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents in Another Important Action in Fight Against Pandemic
    • EUA Letter of Authorization
    • Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine
    • Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
• IHS COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Plan
• IHS Coronavirus Vaccine FAQs
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Information
  • Key Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines (updated 6/11)
  • 5/15 COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
  • 5/14 Social Media Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccinations
  • 5/13 Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series (continuing education will be available for each module)
  • What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines – resource for Tribal communities
  • When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated
  • Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
  • Clinical Resources for Each COVID-19 Vaccine
  • CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit
  • Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
  • 8 Things to Know about the US COVID-19 Vaccination Program
  • Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
  • FAQs about COVID-19 Vaccination
  • Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States
• HHS COVID-19 Vaccine Update: How Vaccines are Developed

 

J&J/Janssen Vaccine Information

• 4/26: Email from Tribal Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium re: IHS Update: Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Vaccine Update
• 4/20 USET Tribal Epidemiology Center resources:
  • Flyer: Pressing Pause on the J&J Vaccine – What You Need to Know
  • Poster: Pressing Pause on the J&J Vaccine – What You Need to Know
• CDC: FAQs
• CDC and FDA 4/13: Recorded Joint Media Call
• White House 4/13: Dr. Fauci Answers Questions about the J&J Vaccine Pause
• U.S. Surgeon General: A Message from the U.S. Surgeon General
• CDC and FDA 4/12: Joint Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine