BriggsNetNews

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

The White House issued a Fact Sheet on November 22, 2022 “announcing a six-week campaign through the end of the year urging Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine. With winter and holiday gatherings right around the corner, more Americans getting their updated vaccine will help avoid thousands of preventable COVID-19 deaths. The six-week campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were hardest hit by COVID-19 by making it even more convenient to get vaccinated and increasing awareness through paid media.”

The key points in this Fact Sheet are:

• Making it even more convenient to get vaccinated – particularly for seniors and communities most impacted
• Additional funding for community health centers and community-based organizations to increase the pace of vaccinations
• New enforcement guidance to ensure nursing homes are offering updated COVID-19 vaccines and timely treatment to their residents and staff
• Hundreds of pop-up vaccination clinics to make it even easier for people to get their updated COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year
• Increasing awareness of the updated COVID-19 vaccine
• Activating the health care workforce to highlight vaccinations and treatments for older Americans
• Reaching people with facts and information about the updated COVID-19 vaccines through paid media
• Launching a targeted paid media effort to urge older Americans to talk with a provider about seeking treatment if they contract COVID-19