Resources and information for UI Health Care employees about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Vaccine hesitancy resources
Review additional COVID-19 resources on uihc.org/covid-vaccine.
UI Health Care vaccine updates
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January 12, 2023Health care providers are consistently ranked as the most trusted source of vaccination information by patients And with decreasing rates across several types of vaccinations, including the flu and COVID-19 boosters, it's more important than ever to remain prepared to talk with our patients about the importance of vaccinations (more…)more -
September 22, 2022Whether you’re hoping to get the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 booster, the flu vaccination, or both, getting vaccinated through UI Health Care is easy Beginning Sept 23, employees and volunteers who would like to receive their flu vaccination and COVID-19 booster—if eligible—at the same time can do so Is it safe to receive the COVID-19 booster…more -
September 13, 2022The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently authorized updated (bivalent) COVID-19 boosters for both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech (more…)more -
September 2, 2022You may have seen in the news that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently authorized a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster What does this mean and when can employees get vaccinated Chief Pharmacy Officer Mike Brownlee, PharmD, MS, fills us in What does it mean that…more -
August 2, 2022According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, eight in 10 individuals said they would turn to their health care providers when deciding whether to receive the COVID-19 vaccination But in an environment with rampant misinformation, politicized opinions about vaccinations, and general mistrust, talking with patients about the COVID-19 vaccine is often a challenge (more…)more
Additional resources
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- Johnson County Public Health
- Moderna: Fact sheet for recipients and caregivers
- Pfizer-BioNTech: Fact sheet for recipients and caregivers
- Pfizer-BioNTech: Fact sheet for recipients and caregivers (for children ages 5 through 11)
- Pfizer-BioNTech: Fact sheet for providers (for children ages 5 through 11)
- Johnson & Johnson (Janssen): Fact sheet for providers
- COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Reporting to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
- Information on v-safe