Health Professionals

Clinical Considerations:

• Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  • Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States
  • Clinical Care Considerations fro COVID-19 Vaccination
  • Vaccine Recipient Education
  • Updated (2023-2024 Formula) COVID-19 Vaccine - Interim Immunization Schedule for Persons 6 Months of Age and Older
  • Prevaccination Checklist for COVID-19 Vaccines
• COVID-19 Vaccination and Treatment Fact Sheet (Spanish) (County of San Diego)

Specific Populations:

• COVID-19 Vaccination for Children and Teens with Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  • Updated Toolkit: Children and COVID-19 Vaccination (Public Health Communications Collaborative)
• COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy (Spanish | Chinese | Dari | Farsi | Korean | Somali | Tagalog | Vietnamese) (County of San Diego)
  
• COVID-19 Self-Attestation of Eligibility for Additional Dose (Spanish)

Product Information by Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• COVID-19 Vaccine Product Guide (California Department of Public Health)
  
  • Patient Resources for COVID-19 Vaccine
    
  • Vaccine and Clinic Eligibility Guidelines by Funding Source

Additional Resources: 

• Immunization Courses: Webcasts and Self Study (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  • Provider Requirements and Support
• Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools (Immunize.org)

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Clinical Care

Caring for Patients

• A Physician’s Guide to COVID-19 (American Medical Association)
• Clinical Care Information for COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Clinical Care Quick Reference for COVID-19
  • Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
  • Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance
• COVID-19 Case Guide - If You Are Sick (County of San Diego)

Special Clinical Care Considerations

• Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Ask the Pediatrician: COVID-19 Roundup (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Post-COVID Conditions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions (County of San Diego)

Telemedicine

• Telehealth Guidance and Resources (American College of Physicians)
  
• Telehealth Quick Guide (American Medical Association)
  • Quick Guide to Helps Doctors Boost Up Their Telemedicine Practice
• Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Other

• Emergency Medical Services (County of San Diego)

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Infection Control

• Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Considerations for Selecting Protective Clothing 
  • Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
  • Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Sequence of Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
    
  • Types of Masks and Respirators
    
  • Ventilation in Buildings
• COVID-19 Disinfection Guidance | Spanish (County of San Diego)
• Long-Term Care and Residential Facilities Sector (County of San Diego)

Postmortem Guidance

• Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased Persons with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Testing

If a child or youth is unable to get tested from their healthcare provider, children 6 months and older are able to be tested at any County-coordinated test site. Please visit the Testing webpage for more information.

• Guidance for Healthcare Workers about COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2
    
  • Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing
• Send an email to LOGS.TESTING.HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov for lab test kits (e.g., Abbott BinaxNOW) or test collection kits (tubes, swabs, etc.). 

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Reporting Guidelines

Reporting guidelines for COVID-19, such as when and how to report COVID-19 

• Contact the epidemiology unit duty officer to help determine how to handle an exposure in the healthcare setting.

• To report a communicable disease or for assistance on how to handle an exposure in a healthcare setting, contact the Epidemiology Unit by phone at (619) 692-8499. 

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Care for Your Mental Health

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Frequently Asked Questions

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• COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Protective Equipment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
• COVID-19 Vaccine Pediatrician Quick Guide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
• COVID-19 - Frequently Asked Questions (County of San Diego)
• California COVID-19 Vaccination Program Providers FAQs (California Department of Public Health)

Resources for Patients:

• Managing Mental Health During COVID-19 (American Medical Association)
• Coronavirus and Mental Health: Taking Care of Ourselves During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (American Psychiatric Association)
• Supporting Families of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19 (Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress)
• Behavioral Health Services COVID-19 Resources (County of San Diego)
• Coping with Stress (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources (Mental Health America)
  
• Ask Suicide-Screening Questions Toolkit (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Coping with Traumatic Events (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Emotional Support Help Line (Optum)
• California Coronavirus Response (State of California)
• California Surgeon General's Playbook: Stress Relief for Adults (State of California)
  
• California Surgeon General's Playbook: Stress Relief for Caregivers and Kids (State of California)
• Disaster Distress Hotline (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  
  
• National Crisis Text Line: Text HELLO to 741741 for free and confidential support 24 hours a day throughout the U.S.
  

Resources for Healthcare Workers:

• Care4Caregivers (California Medical Association)
• Mental Health Action Guide (de Beaumont Foundation)
• Physician Wellness Resources During COVID-19 Emergency (San Diego County Medical Association)
• Mindful Healthcare Collective

• Reporting Guidelines, such as when and how to report COVID-19.
  • Positive lab tests should be reported to the San Diego County Epidemiology Unit through the normal reporting process, via fax, (858) 715-6458, using the COVID-19 Confidential Morbidity Report Form.
• To report a communicable disease or for assistance on how to handle an exposure in a healthcare setting, contact the Epidemiology Unit by phone at (619) 692-8499. For urgent matters on evenings, weekends or holidays, dial (858) 565-5255 and ask for the Epidemiology Unity duty officer.
  
  • Disease Reporting Requirements For health Care Providers

• All positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 test results (including antigen and serology tests that have an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) must be reported by laboratories.
  

• For questions, please contact the Epidemiology Unit at (619) 692-8499.