Important Updates Regarding Facts about COVID-19 Vaccination Communication, Becoming a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider, the COVID-19 Vaccine Locator, and a Hospital Flexibilities Reminder 7/29/2021

As a trusted source of information on vaccines, health care providers play a critical role in helping their patients understand the importance of vaccination. This is especially important for patients who are more vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19, including those age 65 and older. As you see patients in your practices who have questions about COVID-19 vaccines, please consider utilizing some of these helpful resources to provide them with facts and information about vaccination.

All individuals age 12 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Florida. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals age 12 or older. All Florida residents age 18 or older are eligible to receive any COVID-19 vaccine as prescribed by the FDA.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkits to help promote vaccine confidence. These toolkits are designed to help health care providers and community partners share clear and accurate information about COVID-19 vaccines and address common questions and concerns.

Several printable fact sheets are included in this toolkit:

How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work
How Viral Vector COVID-19 Vaccines Work
Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
What to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine

Other helpful resources include:

• Health care provider notifications: www.flhealthsource.gov/covid19
• Florida Department of Health Immunization Section COVID-19 vaccine webpage: http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/immunization/COVID-19VaccineInfo/index.html
• Florida Department of Health COVID-19 webpage: www.floridahealthcovid19.gov

Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html