This list is intended to help provide guidance for preparing to administer the vaccine.

  • Create a list of all staff and/or residents who will be vaccinated and register them in PrepMod when creating the clinic/vaccination event.
  • Create a schedule for staff vaccination including staggering
  • Develop standing orders/standardized procedures for vaccine administration.
  • Develop or use internal procedures to obtain assent or consent for staff and/or residents
  • Create a procedure to document declinations for staff
  • Separate and store PPE and vaccine administration supplies
  • Plan for adverse reactions
  • Create a return to work and testing protocol
  • Ensure emergency cart supplies are sufficient for treating adverse reactions. (i.e. Benadryl, Epinephrine)
  • Familiarize staff with the VAERS reporting system and reportable events.
  • Identify fixed site(s) within your facility to administer vaccine for staff and/or residents
  •  Identify a mobile mechanism within your facility to administer vaccine for staff and/or residents who are mobile
  •  Identify team compositions
  • Review best practices for immunizations with staff and train staff in advance or use just in time training.
  • Ensure staff are appropriately trained to identify age-appropriate anatomical sites for intramuscular (IM) injections.
  • Ensure staff is using proper hand hygiene (e.g. wash hands for 20 seconds before administering vaccines, change gloves between patients, and anytime they become soiled). (See CDC hand hygiene recommendations - link provided below).
  •  Begin engaging and provide COVID-19 vaccine resources for staff and residents
  • Develop a system to generate reminders to administer the second dose at the designated interval.
  • Create a process to reconcile vaccination with your facility’s MAR.