AIRA's Response to COVID-19

AIRA is hard at work finding ways to support our members in this unprecedented time. Vaccine is available now, and immunization information systems (IIS) are instrumental in the management and distribution of these novel vaccines. Utilizing the existing IIS infrastructure already in place is critical to be able to quickly respond to and support COVID-19 mass vaccination efforts.

Supporting Providers in Documenting COVID-19 Vaccine Administration

AIRA recognizes there are unique data elements required for COVID-19 vaccine administration and reporting that will impact you and your jurisdiction. We've created a Supporting Providers in Documenting COVID-19 Vaccine Administration document that includes tips and information to both help prepare you for what you may see reported and communicate these unique aspects with your providers.  

AIRA’s Role and Support of the IIS Community

AIRA continues to support our members and the IIS community in the following ways:

• Serving as a centralized forum to unify IIS efforts
• Highlighting the importance of IIS infrastructure and the role of IIS as the source of truth for vaccine administration data in the COVID-19 response
• Coordinating and aligning with national partners on policy, infrastructure, and funding
• Providing technical assistance to support data extracts, provider onboarding, onboarding to the Immunization (IZ) Gateway, and identifying and working to resolve data quality challenges related to COVID-19 vaccination reporting
• Developing and disseminating resources, education, and training, such as the Tableau User Group
  
• Assessing how to best support efforts to evaluate and address the impact of COVID-19 on routine immunization and vaccination coverage of children and adults and to support preparations for the potential for multiple outbreaks and/or concurrent vaccination campaigns

Resources

AIRA resources

The AIRA repository contains many resources that you may find relevant in planning and implementation. These are some select, relevant AIRA resources that may be of interest:

Discovery Sessions/Educational Webinars

• AIRA Discovery Session: IIS Community Gathering on the COVID-19 Vaccination Response
• AIRA Discovery Session: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness
• AIRA Discovery Session: Data Analytics
• AIRA Discovery Session: H1N1 Lessons Learned and How They Are Informing the Response to COVID-19
• AIRA Members & Partners Quarterly Update (January 2021)
• CDC Panel Discussion: Advancing IIS Together
• The Immunization Gateway Portfolio
• Using IIS to Support an Outbreak Response

One-Sheets and Talking Points

• IIS Policies to Support Pandemic and Routine Vaccination
• Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act
• Supporting Providers in Documenting COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
• Talking Points for IIS Regarding COVID-19 Data Quality
• Tips for IIS: Preparing for a COVID-19 Vaccine 

Relevant Guidance and Recommendations

• Business Continuity Planning for IIS Programs
• Onboarding Consensus-Based Recommendations
• Potential COVID-19 Vaccination Supplemental Funding Activities
• Preliminary Guidance on Reporting Mass Vaccination Event Population Groups and Tiers

Partner resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Critical Updates on COVID-19
• Association of Immunization Managers (AIM): COVID-19 Updates
• COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Statements
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): COVID-19
• ASTHO COVID-19 Jurisdictional Vaccination Plans Compendium
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
• COVID-19 Vaccination
• COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems webpage is now available. In addition to information on the webpage, immunization programs should also refer to the Immunization Services Division Awardee SharePoint site for technical guidance.
• COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Information (VaccineFinder)
• CDC COVID Data Tracker
• CDC's Foundational Materials for the COVID-19 Vaccine Response: This list may not be complete and will likely be updated frequently as new information is released. We encourage you to check CDC’s SharePoint site for the latest/official version.
• Immunization Action Coalition and the National Network of Immunization Coalitions:
  
• Vaccination and COVID-19
• Repository of Resources for Maintaining Immunization during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Resources for Developing Mass Vaccination Clinics
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Our Response Efforts Around COVID-19
• National Foundation for Infectious Disease (NFID): Coronaviruses
• Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII): Search results for "COVID"

For questions or requests for information related to IIS and the COVID-19 response, please email [email protected].

Updated: 3/1/2021