COVID-19 Resources

Podcasts

Messaging

• American Medical Association. AMA COVID-19 Guide: Background/Messaging on Vaccines, Vaccine Clinical Trials & Combatting Vaccine Misinformation. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; Winter 2021. Available at: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2021-02/covid-19-vaccine-guide-english.pdf.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). How to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-departments/addressing-vaccine-misinformation.html. 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-systems-communication-toolkit.html.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination. December 22, 2022. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html.

• Chou W-Y S, Burgdorf CE, Gaysynsky A, Hunter CM. COVID-19 Vaccination Communication: Applying Behavioral and Social Science to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Foster Vaccine Confidence. National Institutes of Health. December 2020. Available at: http://obssr.od.nih.gov/sites/obssr/files/inline-files/OBSSR_VaccineWhitePaper_FINAL_508.pdf. 

• de Beaumont Foundation. Language That Works to Improve Vaccine Acceptance: Communications Cheat Sheet. Available at: https://debeaumont.org/covid-vaccine-poll/.  

• de Beaumont Foundation. Communicating About FDA Approval to Build Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines. Available at: https://debeaumont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FDA-APPROVAL_8.24.3.pdf. 

• Health Action Alliance. Responding to Sensitive Questions - COVID-19 Vaccines and Misinformation. April 19, 2021. Available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13sezI2fnxHgDnlkzlpUmw6WFvLIEmSID9_W-NMyPDzw/edit. 

• Hughes B, Miller-Idriss C, Piltch-Loeb R, et al. Development of a codebook of online anti-vaccination rhetoric to manage COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Pre-print on March 26, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.23.21253727. 

• Institute for Public Relations. A Communicator’s Guide to COVID-19 Vaccination. December 2020. Available at: https://instituteforpr.org/a-communicators-guide-to-vaccines/.

• Public Health Communications Collaborative. Answers to Tough Questions about Public Health. Available at: https://publichealthcollaborative.org/faq/.

• Public Health Communications Collaborative. Updated Toolkit: COVID-19 Booster Dose Messaging and Outreach Tools. December 20, 2022. Available at: https://publichealthcollaborative.org/resources/resource-covid-19-booster-dose-messaging-and-outreach-tools/.

• Wood S, Schulman K. Beyond politics – promoting Covid-19 vaccination in the United States. New Engl J Med. 2021;384(7):e23(1)-e23(8). Available at: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2033790.

Diversity

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New CDC Data: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe for Pregnant People. August 11, 2021. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0811-vaccine-safe-pregnant.html.

• The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Practice Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric-Gynecologic Care. May 12, 2023. Available at: https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2020/12/covid-19-vaccination-considerations-for-obstetric-gynecologic-care.

• Opel DJ, Lo B, Peek ME. Addressing mistrust about COVID-19 vaccines among patients of color. Annals Int Med. 2021. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7326/M21-0055.

Workplace

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Interim List of Categories of Essential Workers Mapped to Standardized Industry Codes and Titles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/categories-essential-workers.html.

• Health Action Alliance. Strengthening Workplace Vaccination & Safety. April 14, 2022. Available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBH5tGPcOo7WywuZTKUqp5RU2YeHxdl_LxZDujoedEo/edit#.

• Health Action Alliance. Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccines - Key Messages for Employees. January 26, 2022. Available at: https://health-action-alliance.webflow.io/resources/communications/communicating-about-covid-19-vaccines-key-messages-for-employees-and-workers.

• Health Action Alliance. Communicating About COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements. Updated Guidance for Businesses. March 17, 2022. Available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jrM4fJFkqOT6aEGzrZU0avyYUt10IDdMdRvjDD3HBWk/edit.

• Health Action Alliance. COVID-19 Employer Policies. A Decision Tool for Business Leaders. Updated May 26, 2022. Available at: https://www.healthaction.org/reopening-questions?emci=3078ed50-276f-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&emdi=c890abdd-e872-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&ceid=1940024.

• Health Action Alliance. Sample COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Employers with 100 or More Workers. Updated January 25, 2022. Available at: https://www.healthaction.org/resources/vaccines/sample-covid-19-vaccination-policy?emci=3078ed50-276f-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&emdi=c890abdd-e872-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&ceid=1940024.

• Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, et al. Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers - Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020-March 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021;70:495-500. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7013e3.htm.   

General

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_1615143336158.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Domestic Travel During COVID-19. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html. 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Science Brief: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/fully-vaccinated-people.html.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Science Brief: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination. September 15, 2021. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/fully-vaccinated-people.html.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID Data Tracker. Available at: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Self-testing at Home or Anywhere. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/self-testing.html. 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccine. September 22, 2022. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/prepare-for-vaccination.html.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters. May 11, 2023. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States - Interim Clinical Considerations. December 9, 2022. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/covid-19-vaccines-us.html.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Standards for Adult Immunization Practice. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/adults/for-practice/standards/index.html.  

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine. April 13, 2021. Available at: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/joint-cdc-and-fda-statement-on-johnson--johnson-covid-19-vaccine-301267526.html.  

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Enhancing Public Trust and Health with COVID-19 Vaccination. July 9, 2020. Available at: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2020/enhancing-public-trust-and-health-with-covid-19-vaccination.

• Pfizer. Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Results from Pivotal Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to 11 Years. September 20, 2021. Available at: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-positive-topline-results.

• Pfizer. Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on Omicron Variant. December 8, 2021. Available at: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-provide-update-omicron-variant.

• Public Health Communications Collaborative. About the Three COVID-19 Vaccines. Available at:https://publichealthcollaborative.org/resources/graphic-about-the-3-covid-19-vaccines/.  

• Tenforde MW, Olson Sm, Self WH, et al. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years - United States, January-March 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 7 May 2021. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7018e1external icon.

• U.S. Food & Drug Administration. FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine. 

• The White House. Remarks by President Biden on Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic. September 9, 2021. Available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/09/09/remarks-by-president-biden-on-fighting-the-covid-19-pandemic-3/.

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Dr. Ismail Nabeel and Dr. Amy Behrman