COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Older Adults and Health Care Providers
The risk of severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age. This is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults 65 years and older receive COVID-19 vaccines. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and important step to help prevent getting sick from COVID-19.
The CDC and other federal and national organizations have released guidance and resources about vaccines and vaccine distribution. Below are links to trusted resources that we are regularly updating.
Vaccinations for Older Adults and People with Disabilities who are Homebound:
Trust for America's Health (TFAH), with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Cambia Health Foundation, created resources to ensure access to the COVID-19 vaccine for older adults who are homebound.
Federal Guidance:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
For Older Adults and Family Caregivers
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults
- Vaccines.gov - find a vaccination provider near you
- What Older Adults Need to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines
- CDC COVID Data Tracker - COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States
- Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
- What Long-Term Care Facility Residents Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccination
For Health Care Providers
- Vaccinating Homebound Persons With COVID-19 Vaccine
- Guidance for Vaccinating Older Adults and People with Disabilities: Ensuring Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access
- Training for Healthcare Professionals - Vaccination
- Guidance for Adult Day Services Centers
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Tool to Compare Nursing Home Vaccination Rates
- Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings
- CMS Expands Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Biden-Harris Administration Takes Additional Action to Protect America’s Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19
- Biden Administration Continues Efforts to Increase Vaccinations By Bolstering Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations for Medicare Beneficiaries
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Medicare Beneficiaries
- Immunization and Vaccine Resources (for providers)
Health and Human Services (HHS)
- We Can Do This - Older Adults Toolkit (for organizations and health care professionals)
- COVID-19 Vaccines (includes VaccineFinder for consumers)
The Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- Vaccination Resources
- Strategies to Improve Equitable Vaccine Access for Older Adults and People With Disabilities
- How ACL’s Disability and Aging Network is Advancing Vaccination Efforts
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Resources for the Field
Webinar & Event Recordings:
- Trust for America's Health May 20 webinar, Ensuring Equitable Access to the COVID Vaccine for the Homebound
- Grantmakers in Aging April 8 webinar, The Science Behind COVID-19 Vaccines: Establishing Clinical Foundations & Addressing Common Misconceptions
- Trust for America's Health March 31 webinar, COVID-19 Vaccine for Homebound Older Adults - Challenges and Solutions
- Grantmakers in Aging March 25 webinar, Respect, Inform, and Trust: Communication Strategies to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Older Adults
- KFF January 14 web event, A Shot in the Arm For Long-Term Care Facilities? Early Lessons from the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout to High Priority Populations
- Project ECHO National Nursing Home COVID 19 Action Network December 17, 2020 webinar, Vaccine Development, Distribution, and Delivery
Articles and Other Clinical Resources:
AARP
- What to Know About the Coronavirus Vaccines
- How, When and Where Older Adults Can Get COVID-19 Vaccines
KFF
- October 1, 2021 issue brief, Nursing Homes Experienced Steeper Increase In COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in August 2021 Than the Rest of the Country
- June 16, 2021 issue brief, How Do CMS’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting and Education Rules Apply To Different Long-Term Care Settings?
- May 13, 2021 issue brief, Vaccination Rates Are Relatively High for Older Adults, But Lag in Counties in the South, in Counties with Higher Poverty Rates and in Counties that Voted for Trump
- April 16, 2021 article, KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: What We’ve Learned
- March 30, 2021 article, KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: March 2021
- February 25, 2021 issue brief, Vaccinating Older Adults in the US Against COVID-19: A Work in Progress
Kaiser Health News
- August 20, 2021 article, Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes
- August 4, 2021 article, ‘Wisdom and Fear’ Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines
- March 15, 2021 article, Covid Cases Plummet 83% Among Nursing Home Staffers Despite Vaccine Hesitancy
- February 22, 2021 article, Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
LeadingAge
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
- NHCOA Vaccine Appointment Hotline (1 (866)-488-7379 M-F 9:30am - 6pm ET; Sat 10am - 3pm ET)
- COVID Vaccines: What Seniors Need to Know
The Better Care Playbook
Trust for America's Health (TFAH)
- Report: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Who are Homebound
- Guide to Innovative Practices for Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Who are Homebound
- Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine for Homebound Older Adults
