COVID-19 RESOURCES

Vaccine Updates for Physicians
2023 DOH Guidance
Jan. 26 Updates on COVID-19 Treatment Recommendations
Jan. 20 COVID-19 Vaccine Inventory Updates
   
   
   
2022 DOH Guidance
Dec. 13 Letter to Pediatricians and Family Practitioners
Dec. 09 FDA Authorizes Updated (Bivalent) COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Down to 6 Months of Age
Nov. 30 Updates on COVID–19 Treatment Recommendations
Nov. 11 Pfizer 12+ Bivalent Single Dose Vials: Ordering Guidance
Oct. 13 FDA Authorizes Use of COVID Bivalent Vaccine for Pediatric Population
July 5 Webinar – UPDATED COVID vaccine clinical guidance for vaccinating individuals 6 months-11 years old
June 22 Updated Clinical Guidance for Individuals 6 Months – 11 Years Old
June 13 Updated Guidance for The New York State Covid-19 Vaccination Program for Individuals 12 Years of Age or Older
June 1 *** NEW REVISED *** Isolation & Quarantine Guidance
June 1 *** UPDATED *** Health Advisory: Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
May 24 HEALTH ADVISORY: COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment
May 21 COVID-19 Immunizations Screening and Consent Form
May 21 Information for Healthcare Professionals about the Screening Checklist for the COVID-19 Vaccine for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
May 21 Guidance for the New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program: Vaccination of Children Ages 5-11
may 21 COVID-19 Immunizations Screening and Consent Form: *Children and Adolescents Ages 5-11 Years Old
May 21 Information for Healthcare Professionals about the Screening Checklist for Administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages  5-11
May 21 Information for Healthcare Professionals about the Screening Checklist for the COVID-19 Vaccine: Individuals 12 Years of Age or Older
May 21 COVID-19 Immunization Screening and Consent Form for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
April 18 Health Advisory: Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Adult Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 1 Immunocompromised Information for Healthcare Providers COVID-19 Screening Checklist
April 1 Pediatric 5-11 Information for Healthcare Providers COVID-19 Screening Checklist
April 1 COVID-19 Immunization Screening and Consent Form
April 1 Pediatric 5-11 COVID-19 Immunization Screening and Consent Form
April 1 Information for Healthcare Providers – COVID-19 Screening Checklist
April 1 Immunocompromised COVID-19 Immunization Screening and Consent Form
April 1 Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Providers 12 and Older
March 30 COVID-19 Vaccine Transport Guidance and Transport Tracking Sheet
March 29 FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals
March 17 COVID-19 Vaccination for Individuals 12 Years of Age or Older
Feb. 17 Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Providers 12 Years and Older
Feb. 17 Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination 5-11 Years Old
Feb. 17 Immunocompromised Additional Dose Information for Healthcare Providers COVID-19 Screening Checklist
Feb. 17 Immunocompromised Additional Dose COVID-19 Immunization Screening and Consent Form
Feb. 17 Information for Healthcare Providers COVID-19 Screening Checklist
Feb. 17 Pediatric 5 – 11 Information for Healthcare Providers COVID-19 Checklist
Jan. 27 COVID-19 vaccination for all children 5 to 11-years-old and beyond Update and Resources
Jan. 22 Healthcare Worker Booster Requirement
Jan. 17 Updated Information on COVID-19 Vaccine for Individuals who Received Primary Vaccination Not Approved/Authorized in the US
Jan. 13 Clinical Advisory on Paxlovid Treatment for COVID-19 Positive and Symptomatic Patients Currently on Clozapine
Jan. 10 Updated Recommendation for Receipt of a Booster Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Jan. 6 Important COVID Vaccination Program Guidance: UPDATED Booster and Additional Dose Recommendations
2021 DOH Guidance
Dec. 23 Pfizer Receives U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment
Dec. 11 Information for Health Care Professionals about the Screening Checklist for the COVID-19Vaccine: Individuals 12 years of age or older
Dec. 11 Guidance for  the New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Dec. 10 Guidance for COVID Vaccine Providers
Dec. 10 COVID-19 immunization screening and consent
Nov. 30 Important COVID-19 Vaccination Program Guidance
Nov. 15 Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul on COVID-19 Boosters
Nov. 5 Important COVID Vaccination Program Guidance – Vaccination of Children Ages 5-11
Oct. 25 Important COVID Vaccination Program Guidance
Sept. 27 Recommendations for a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Sept. 23 Top Ten Reasons to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-10
Aug. 30 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Licensure and Expiration Extension
July 30 Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Expiration Extension
July 15 Important Information regarding Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine
July 11 Provider Support for Excelsior Pass COVID-19 Vaccination Data
June 24 Guidance for Facilities Receiving Vaccine
June 23 Excelsior Pass Fact Sheet for Vaccine Providers
June 22 Help Kids’ Safe Return to School – Get Caught Up on Recommended Vaccines
June 22 Call to Action: Catch up Children and Teens in Need of Vaccines, including COVID-19
June 15 JJ COVID Vaccine Extension
June 8 Guidance for Hospital Visitation
May 27 Updated COVID-19 vaccine transport guidance & tracking sheet and updated vaccine temperature excursion report guidance.
May 24 Guidance for The New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program May 21, 2021
May 14 Guidance for The New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program
May 13 What Clinicians Need to Know About Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination of Adolescents
May 12 Elective surgery guidance update-051221
May 11 “Universal Dose” Administration Process
May 7 Guidance for the New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program
May 5 Health Advisory_Resume Use of Janssen JJ  Vaccine
May 5 Predrawn Vaccine Policy_5-3-21
April 26 Guidance for The New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program
April 26 Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine
April 13 NYS DOH Commissioner has released a statement regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
April 7 Guidance for Facilities Receiving Vaccine for Week of April 6, 2021
March 30 Guidance for Facilities Receiving Vaccine in Week 3/30/21
March 23 Guidance for Facilities Receiving Vaccine 3.22.21 2136
March 22 Interim Health Advisory
March 22 NYS Physicians Practices Begin to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine – Physicians are Encouraged to Take NYS DOH Survey
March 19 NYS DOH Informational Message: Monoclonal Antibodies
March 17 COVID Vaccination Program Guidance
March 16 Important Update to NYS Vaccine Tracker Reporting
March 10  Guidance for Facilities Receiving Vaccine
March 8  DOH Guidance for March 8, 2021
March 2  COVID-19 Vaccination Availability
March 1  Vaccine Supply Issues
Feb. 15 Vaccination Guidance COVID-19 Vaccine Can be Offered to Patients with Co-Morbidities and Underlying Conditions
Feb. 11 Requesting COVID-19 Vaccine in NYSIIS
Feb. 4 NYSDOH COVID-19 Healthcare Provider Compilation
Feb. 2 COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Resources
Jan. 25 Update: Weekely Planning Requests for COVID-19 Vaccines
Jan. 15 Update: Guidance for The New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Jan. 8 Update: Vaccine Release Schedule by County

Community-based physicians and their staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  Below is information on how physicians and staff, including NY City based physicians, can make an appointment to receive the vaccine.

To better ensure expeditious distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, today the Governor announced additional possible enforcement actions against hospitals that do not distribute their supply within the week they receive it. COVID-19 Vaccine Process for NY State Physicians and Staff

The web page will ask for information for your name, where you live, and what you do for a living.  If you are in a priority group currently getting the vaccine, the site will show you the location of health care providers who can give you the vaccine near you.  Just choose the one you prefer, and schedule the appointment. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Process for NYC Physicians and Staff

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene updated their COVID-19 vaccination page with information for non-hospital providers, including vaccination locations and related scheduling.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene indicated that vaccine locations and supply are limited, and they are working very hard to ensure that providers and their staff across New York City are vaccinated as quickly as possible. The City plans to ramp up capacity at these sites and add sites over the coming weeks. MSSNY encourages physicians to check the NYC vaccination page regularly, as this is where the most up-to-date information will be posted.

Community-based physicians and staff eligibility information can be found here.

Physicians, Residents, Students and Retired Physicians Who Would Like to Volunteer to Provide COVID-19 Immunizations

The Medical Society of the State of New York encourages the physician community to volunteer to provide COVID-19 Immunizations to residents of New York State. The first step in this process is by signing up for ServNY.

Established after 9/11, ServNY is a volunteer management system, administered by the department’s Office of Health Emergency Preparedness (OHEP), that is a Web-based registry of individuals who make themselves available to assist on behalf of New York State during an emergency.  Registering is important, as credentials are verified upon registration and periodically thereafter.

When volunteers are needed, ServNY will automatically notify potential volunteers via phone or e-mail with the information necessary for a volunteer to determine if they are ready and available for the assignment.  Physicians would most likely be contacted by their local Department of Health, the regional hospital hub or by the county’s Medical Reserve Corp.  Activation through this system ensure that there are liability protections for physicians and other health care providers.

NYS Department of Health has two numbers for assistance:

  • 1-866-529-1890, option 1 to assist with the Heath Commerce System
  • ServNY at 1-518-408-5163

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