***The Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Ambulatory Practices can now be found on our new webpage here (launched 1/14/22)**

Other COVID-19 Resources

Last updated 9/30/2021

Please visit the Tufts Medicine Clinically Integrated Network website for the latest news and webinars.

NEQCA COVID-19 Vaccine Briefing (Click here for archived issues)

Mass DPH Weekly Provider Bulletin on COVID-19 Vaccination 6/30  (Click here for archived issues)

PLEASE NOTE: Information on this website is intended for members of the NEQCA Network. Individuals (patients) seeking COVID-19 health information should consult their primary care physicians or visit the Massachusetts Department of Public Health or Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Vaccine Administration Guide For NEQCA Medical Practices

1. Vaccine Eligibility: Phase timeline and DPH website

2. Information About the Vaccine

In this section:

A. Information for Health Care Professionals

• FAQs
• Vaccine safety (UPDATED 8/13/21)
• Vaccine product information

B. Information for Patients

• FAQs
• Vaccine safety
• Vaccine product information

3. Information About the Vaccination Process

In this section:

A. Vaccination for your practice personnel

B. Deciding whether your practice can/should administer COVID-19 vaccine

C. Getting set-up to administer COVID-19 vaccine in your office

• Regulatory requirements
• Supplies and equipment
• Storage and handling
• Staff training
• Vaccine supply (sourcing)
• Scheduling/patient prioritization

D. Administering the vaccine

• Dosage and administration
• Pre-screening questions (including providing vaccine information sheets)
• Post-vaccination observation
• MIIS/EMR documentation and reporting
• Scheduling the second dose
• Billing for vaccine administration

E. Communicating with your patients about COVID-19 vaccination

• Encouraging patients to be vaccinated
• Letting your panel know what your practice is doing
• Downloadable COVID-19 Vaccine Artwork
• Downloadable Vaccine Comparison Artwork
• Guidance for fully vaccinated people

4. NEQCA Central Support For Your Practice

In this section:

A. Answer Center for NEQCA providers and practice personnel

NEQCA providers and practice personnel are invited to use this form to ask question(s) about COVID-19 vaccine availability, efficacy, safety, administration, education and related matters. The NEQCA Central team will do its best to answer questions as soon as received. Inquiries received after 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays (or on weekends/holidays) will be answered the next business day. You may also call (781) 664-5705 on Mondays-Fridays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to speak with a NEQCA Central team member. (Note: Voicemail will pick up after 9 rings.) Click here to read the Answer Center's most frequently asked questions.

B. Webinars 

5. Where Your Patients May Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

• Mass Vaccine COVID Help
• Transportation Assistance to Mass Health Members to COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments
• Massachusetts Homebound Vaccination Program for people who can not travel to vaccination clinics
• Optional Letter Template to verify patient's co-morbid conditions
• 2-1-1 and Transportation Info for Patients trying to schedule vaccine appointments
• Understanding the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (from CDC)
• Mass DPH one-pager
• COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Attestation Form
• Optional Letter Template to verify patient's co-morbid conditions

6. Miscellaneous

• Coronavirus vaccines work, but this statistical illusion makes people think they don’t. Washington Post 9/1/2021
• WBUR: Do I qualify for the COVID-19 Vaccine?
• WBUR: Primary Care Doctors Want to Give COVID-19 Vaccine to Patients, But Supply is Difficult to Come By (featuring NEQCA Provider Wayne Altman, MD)
• State Targeted Outreach Initiative for 20 Hard Hit Communities
• COVID-19 Primer for Providers (from ID Society - includes detailed clinical FAQ)
• Boston Globe: Local Provider working to persuade communities of color to get vaccine