In case you missed it, AHCA/NCAL has posted helpful resources and FAQs on COVID-19 testing and vaccination, testing vendors, and OSHA-related resources for dealing with PPE shortages and respiratory protection programs. For testing and support decision making, VDH has posted a table of COVID-19 test types. AMDA, the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, has released a COVID-19 vaccine education toolkit to answer the questions staff, patients, residents, and family members have about the vaccines.

AHCA/NCAL resources

• Vaccine FAQs
• Testing Vendors
• Testing FAQs

AHCA/NCAL Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) resources

• Template Letter – Response to OSHA Regarding PPE Complaints
• Template Respiratory Protect Program
• Reporting Staff Cases to OSHA
• Guidance in Consideration of OSHA Obligations When PPE is Critically Low or Unavailable
• N95 Respirator Shortages Recommendations Based on OSHA and CDC Guidance
  

AMDA COVID-19 Vaccine Education Toolkit:  The toolkit is free for AMDA members and nonmembers, but a registration is required to gain access. Please email emullally@paltc.org if you have any questions.

The toolkit includes:

• Questions and Answers about the COVID-19 Vaccines for PALTC Staff, Patients, Residents and Family Members
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Answers to Your Questions (PowerPoint Presentation for Staff and Residents)
• Letter from Medical Director to Residents and Families About the COVID-19 Vaccines
• Strategies for Improving Staff and Resident Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines
• An episode of AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues Focused on the Vaccines