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COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics
This webpage is intended to help keep the field informed of important updates related to the progress and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, along with the development of therapeutics for patients with COVID-19.
Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communications and Distribution
- Treatments and Medications
- Data Trackers
- Understanding More about Vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccine Communications and Distribution
To help advance the public’s confidence and trust in the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution, the AHA continues to develop and collate resources that hospitals and health systems can use as COVID-19 vaccines become available in their communities.
- View the AHA COVID-19 vaccine communication resources, including videos, social media graphics, podcasts, case studies, toolkits and a playbook for rural health leaders. Hear from health care workers about the importance of getting vaccinated.
- View the CDC Vaccinate with Confidence resources, including how to address misinformation, strategies for communicating with patients and parents and a vaccine confidence data tracker.
- View the HHS COVID-19 Public Education Campaign We Can Do This.
- View the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Clinical & Professional Resources.
- Direct patients to the AHA’s consumer-focused vaccination webpage.
Treatments and Medications
For health care professionals:
- CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for COVID-19 Treatment in Outpatients
- NIH: COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
- NIH: Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With COVID-19
- NIH: Therapeutic Management of Hospitalized Adults With COVID-19
Data Trackers
- CDC Data Tracker, including cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations.
- CDC: COVID-19 Data Tracker - Variants
- AHA: COVID-19 Hospital Bed Occupancy Projection Tool (IHME data)
- IHME: COVID-19 Projections (global and U.S.), including cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations.
- CDC: COVID-19 Community Level Transmission Maps
- NY Times: Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
Understanding More about Vaccines
- CDC: Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work
- FDA: Vaccine Facts - The Path for a COVID-19 Vaccine from Research to Emergency Use Authorization
- COVID-19 Vaccine Primer
- HHS, CDC: Vaccine Life Cycle – Outlines the vaccine life cycle and safety steps at each phase.
Latest AHA Vaccine Coverage
Disclaimer: The information provided on this page is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with questions regarding a medical condition.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Communications and Distribution Resources
To help advance the public’s confidence and trust in the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution, the AHA continues to develop and collate resources that hospitals and health systems can use as COVID-19 vaccines become available in their communities.