Providers and Healthcare

August marks the annual observance of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM).  All staff in healthcare practices, including non-clinical staff, play important roles during NIAM:

IMMUNIZATIONS

Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect children and adults against many common infectious diseases. Many people who delayed vaccination during the pandemic are still behind on routine vaccines. Healthcare professionals advocate for their communities safety and play a key role in protecting patients from serious vaccine-preventable diseases.

Vaccines are available for these preventable diseases:

  • COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • Diptheria
  • Pneumococcal
  • Hepatitis A
  • Poliomyelitis (Polio)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Rabies
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
  • Rotavirus
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
  • Influenza (Flu)
  • Rubella
  • Measles
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
  • Meningococcal
  • Tetanus
  • Mpox
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Mumps
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)

Below are resources that may help guide conversations with patients of all age groups to encourage staying up to date on vaccines.

COVID-19

Below you will find training and resources to assist healthcare professionals with COVID-19 vaccination questions and concerns.

Healthcare Professionals interested in volunteering to assist with COVID-19 or other vaccination efforts, can sign-up with Georgia Responds.

PROGRAMS

Training/Education (for access to IRC, Train the Trainer and educational training presentations, please email the Immunization Program at [email protected])

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Vaccine Information

7th Grade Immunization Requirements 

11th Grade Immunization Requirements

Immunization Schedules and Recommendations

Reporting System

Forms and Documents 

For information about Vaccine Information Statements, recommendations for their use, questions & answers, or if you wish to download Vaccine Information Statements or need them in languages other than English, see the Immunization Action Coalition website.

Download this pdf file. Georgia Vaccine Administration Record - this form can be used in paper charts to document doses of vaccine administered, the client's VFC eligibility for that dose, and information on the VIS. A page is also included, which is designed to document adverse reactions.

Informational Links

Page Last Updated 8/7/2024