Washington, DC: School Vaccine Mandate
The Washington, DC, government enacted legislation to encourage childhood COVID-19 vaccination by implementing a school vaccination requirement.
Illinois: Pediatric Vaccine Social Media Toolkit for COVID-19 Social Media Messaging
The Illinois DPH and Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) partnered to create sample social media messaging.
North Carolina: Expanding Use of Preventive Medicine Counseling CPT Code to Cover COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and NC Medicaid partnered to find a reimbursement solution for pediatric providers.
California: Linking Immunization Registries to Medicaid
The California Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal Program and the California Department of Public Health partnered to close gaps in COVID-19 vaccination data.
Washington: Provider Vaccination Toolkit for Supporting Ukrainian Refugees
The Washington Department of Health created a toolkit with information and context for those supporting new Ukrainian refugees.
Pennsylvania: Service Pets to Alleviate COVID-19 Vaccination Fears
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Health Challenge: Fear of vaccinations, fear of needles, and going to vaccination clinics in clinical and hospital settings can cause stress and anxiety among some children and adults, especially those with special needs. Vaccination events are…
Louisiana: Youth Ambassadors
Louisiana contracted with a third party to implement a youth ambassador program for adolescents to get involved in helping their peers access vaccination and provide information. The link to the consultants can be found here.
Rhode Island: Using Flu to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccination
Rhode Island provided information on their flu plans and how they relate to COVID-19 vaccination plans.
Nevada: Protecting Nevada Flu Campaign
Nevada developed a media campaign around the themes of "Protecting Nevada" and "A battle is raging in our community and we're calling all Nevadans to take up arms against the enemy flu." The goal of this campaign was to encourage…
DC: Spread Love, Not the Flu
To increase flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 flu season, DC used specific media outlets such as radio and social media. Part of DC's media campaign for flu vaccination was images with the tagline "Spread Love, Not the Flu" and a…