
Welcome Power of Providers (POP) Members!
Thank you for joining us, and thousands of other providers across the state of Washington, in encouraging COVID-19 vaccination and working to reduce COVID-19 transmission, severe illness and death.
Save this page and check back regularly for new resources and updated materials, the latest news on COVID-19 vaccines, and upcoming industry meetings and events. Learn more about POP.
We encourage POP members to talk to each of their patients using the SAVE intervention:
SEEK: Seek your patients' COVID-19 vaccination status.
ASK/EDUCATE: If your patient isn't vaccinated, ask them about the vaccine and offer education if they're unsure.
VACCINATE: If your patient agrees to vaccination, provide them with a COVID-19 vaccine or a referral to a location that provides COVID-19 vaccination.
EMPOWER: Empower your patients to share their vaccination status with the community.
In the News
- Fact Sheet: HHS Announces ‘HHS Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments’ to Maintain Access to COVID-19 Care for the Uninsured
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Changes to Simplify Use of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
- CDC Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations, Allows Older Adults and Immunocompromised Adults to Get Second Dose of the Updated Vaccine
- Fact Sheet: HHS Announces Intent to Amend the Declaration Under the PREP Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19
- Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Progress in the Whole-of-Government Response to Long COVID
- Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap (HHS)
POP Provider Spotlight
The POP Team talks to inspiring providers as part of our ongoing outreach to POP members. We will share their successes in encouraging COVID-19 vaccines through an ongoing series of POP Provider Spotlights. In this spotlight Alexis Telles, the Medical Incident Commander at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), describes the strategies she and her team used to manage the unique challenges they faced managing the COVID-19 pandemic in a correctional facility.

“There are between 450 and 550 people living at the WCCW and there is no mandate requiring residents to get COVID-19 vaccines. Our team relied on education to encourage vaccinations.
Working in a prison or jail is much like working in any public health clinic. We see the same things, from chronic to acute conditions. It is a diverse population with diverse health care needs. The WCCW population is susceptible to the same myths and falsehoods about COVID-19 and vaccinations as the outside community.
Just as with other communities, the pandemic caused the residents to lose some of their privileges and freedoms. Restriction to spaces was common to prevent the spread of the disease. The chapel was used as a makeshift isolation ward. This was difficult for everyone.”
When they received vaccines, the team prepared for a vaccination event for all residents. They laid the groundwork for vaccine acceptance with an extensive education and outreach campaign, utilizing trusted messengers, electronic media, factsheets, and one-on-one counseling. Staff educated Tier Representatives, residents who are trusted messengers elected by their peers, about COVID-19 and gave them information to address resident concerns.
At the same time, staff sent electronic messages to residents, adapted public health fact sheets to be easier to understand and appropriate for a correctional setting, and provided counseling to residents who were anxious about the vaccine. Alexis explained, “The message we focused on was- protect your community and return to pre-pandemic freedoms.” These efforts culminated in a two-day vaccination event, which residents could choose to opt out of. Almost 300 people were vaccinated (about 60% of residents).
When asked if she had any advice for other health care providers, Alexis responded, “Completely educate yourself so that you can properly educate your patients. They will have a lot of questions and you owe it to them to have solid, factual information. It means a lot to them, and it means a lot to the community for health care providers to all be on the same page.”
Alexis Telles, MSN, RN, CMCN, CMSRN, has been the Medical Incident Commander at the WCCW since 2017.
Events
- June 6-8: Toolkit and Workshop for Building Confidence as a Trusted Messenger!
- Monthly: COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Calls
Past Webinar Recordings
- Behavioral Health Support for Health Care Workers Series
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- Pandemic to Endemic: Long-Term Recovery for Health Care Workers (YouTube)
- Burnout Reduction for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- Moral Injury and Personal Coping for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- Active Coping in the Long Term (YouTube)
- Behavioral Health Updates- Current Issues in 2023 for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- Burnout Reduction for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- Long COVID Webinars
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- The Landscape of Post COVID-19 Conditions- Where We Are Now (YouTube)
- The Work Starts Here - Supporting Employees with Long COVID (YouTube)
- Managing Post Acute Sequalae of COVID (PASC)- Part 1 (YouTube)
- Long COVID- A Deep Dive into Symptoms and Treatment Options to Support Patients- Part 2 (YouTube) (Formerly titled Managing Post Acute Sequalae of COVID (PASC)- Part 2)
- Other Topics
Resources
Health care providers in Washington now have access to the Department of Health’s POP Shop, an ordering system for free materials to promote COVID-19 vaccination. The POP Shop allows you and your staff to order posters, stickers in multiple languages, informational brochures and flyers, discussion guides, and much more.
Updated Recordings for On-Hold Telephone Messaging
Add these updated MP3 recordings in English (32 seconds) and Spanish (49 seconds) to your telephone systems as hold messages to encourage those who call in to get up to date on their COVID vaccines with just one bivalent dose.
Resources to Share with Patients
You can access patient materials in more than 50 languages on the Resources and Recommendations page. Spanish-speaking healthcare providers can also access information in Spanish on our POP en Español page.
- General Public
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Available Services
- Care-a-Van Mobile Vaccination Clinics
- How to Get Transportation to Your COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments (PDF)
- COVID-19 Test to Treat Locator (ASPR)
- Have You Just Tested Positive for COVID-19? (PDF)
- Free Telehealth Appointments for COVID-19 Treatment
Websites, Printable Materials, and Social Media Graphics
- COVID-19 emergencies will end in May: What does this mean for you? (Public Good News)
- Updated Social Media Graphics in Multiple Languages (Vaccinate Your Family)
- VIRA the Vaccine Information Resource Assistant (Johns Hopkins)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
- We Can Do This Campaign (APHA)
- Building Confidence and Busting Myths
- Vaccine Resource Hub (Partnering for Vaccine Equity)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Toolkit
- COVID-19 Social Media Toolkit (Made to Save)
- Misinformation Digital Toolkit (Made to Save)
- Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC)
- Toolkit: FDA Approval (PHCC)
- How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work (PDF) (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccine is Provided at No Cost (Social Media Graphic)
- Find COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Near You (Social Media Graphic)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Common Worries and Facts (PDF)
- Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC)
- Possible Side Effects After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)
- Immunity and COVID-19 Vaccines (PDF)
- Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Should Know (PDF)
- Long COVID
- Long COVID: What We Know (NIHCM)
- Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- Children and Youth
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- Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness for Children and Adolescents (PDF)
- Childhood Vaccine Campaign Toolkit
- Social Media Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccines for Children/Teens (CDC)
- Immunity Community's Parent Videos (WithinReach)
- Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: The Facts Are in the Stats (PDF)
- Vaccinating Youth
- Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents/Guardians Should Know (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Pediatric Provider Toolkit (PDF)
- Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination: What Parents and Young Adults Should Know (PDF)
- Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs: COVID-19 Vaccine Information (PDF)
- Immunocompromised People and Others with Special Needs
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- People Who Are Immunocompromised: Know How to Protect Yourself and What to Do if You Get Sick (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Reference Guide for All Who Are Immunocompromised (PDF)
- Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs: COVID-19 Vaccine Information (PDF)
- Homebound and Need a COVID-19 Vaccine? (PDF)
- Easy to Read COVID-19 Materials (CDC)
- How to Get Transportation to Your COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments (PDF)
Resources for Providers and Staff
Discussion Guides and Other Communication Resources
- General Public
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- End of the Public Health Emergency (NRC-RIM)
- Partnering for Vaccine Equity Resource Hub
- Vaccine Equity Cooperative Resources
- Talking with Patients about COVID-19 Vaccination: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing for Healthcare Professionals (CDC)
- Standards for Practice Vaccine Recommendations for Adults (CDC)
- We Can Do This Campaign (APHA)
- Communications Tool: Building Bridges (PHCC)
- Building Confidence in COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines (PDF)
- Building Confidence in the COVID-19 Novavax Vaccine (PDF)
- 3-5-3 Method for COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations (PDF) (CDPH)
- Guidelines for Dialogue: Talking to the General Public About COVID-19 (PDF) (PAHO)
- Big Shots Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Using Storytelling in a Social Media-Based Campaign (PDF) (Big Shots Campaign)
- Guidelines for a Vaccine Conversation: The TEO Method (PDF) (Made to Save)
- #HowIRecommend Video Series (CDC)
- Trauma-informed Vaccine Conversations (YouTube)
- COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar Series Part 1: Strategies to Discuss the COVID-19 Vaccine with Your Most Reluctant Patients (WSMA, CME credit available)
- Vaccine Messaging Guide (PDF) (UNICEF)
- Reminder and Recall Strategies (AAP)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
- Before, During, and After Pregnancy
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- Pregnancy and COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit (PDF)
- Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Before, During and After Pregnancy (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccines and Reproductive Health: Talking Points for Medical Providers (PDF)
- Guidelines for Dialogue: Vaccination During Pregnancy (PDF) (PAHO)
- COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding (CDC)
- Children and Youth
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- Childhood Vaccine Campaign Toolkit
- Building Parental/Guardian Confidence in COVID- 19 Vaccination (PDF)
- Talking with Parents about Vaccines for Infants (CDC)
- Resources to Promote COVID-19 Vaccines for Children & Teens (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Pediatric Provider Toolkit (PDF)
- Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations (Frameworks Institute)
Clinical Information
- Standing Orders
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Notice: Effective May 11, 2023, the signed state standing orders are no longer valid for use and have been removed from this page. We have replaced them with unsigned standing orders, for use as templates.
State of Washington standing order authorization for:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) standing orders template for: - Other Clinical Information
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- Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools (PDF)
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings Toolkit (PDF)
- Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration (PDF)
- Single-Dose Vial Presentation for Pfizer (12+) Updated COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF) (AIM)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Product Characteristics and Information (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Program Operational Guidance (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Management Plan (PDF)
- Clinical Information for COVID-19 Vaccine Providers
- About the COVID-19 Vaccines
- Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States: Interim Clinical Considerations (CDC)
- Updates to Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC)
- COVID-19 Print Resources (CDC)
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheets (FDA)
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheets (FDA)
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)
- Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup: Statements and Recommendations (CDPH)
- Novavax Storage and Handling (PDF) (CDC)
- Vaccinating Youth
- COVID-19 New Vaccine Coordinator Training Checklist (PDF)
- Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide (Immunize.org)
- Other (Non-Clinical) Information
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Resources for Stress and Burnout
- How Right Now: Finding What Helps (CDC)
- Provider Self-Care Toolkit (VA)
- Addressing Health Worker Burnout — The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Thriving Health Workforce (HHS)
- Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Informed Interventions for the Health Care Workforce (AHA)
- Organizational Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Improving Clinician Well-Being (NAM)
- Stress First Aid (SFA) for Health Care Workers (VA)
- Building Workforce Resilience through the Practice of Psychological First Aid- A Course for Supervisors and Leaders (NACCHO)
- Training Videos and Webinar Recordings
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- Strategies to Increase Immunization Rates (CE credit available through 7/19/23)
- Staying Informed: Understanding Local Impacts of the Public Health Emergency Ending (YouTube)
- How to Support Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities Before and After the End of the Public Health Emergency
- Talking to Your Friends and Family about the COVID-19 Vaccines E-Course (Made to Save)
- An Approach to Patients Who Have Not Gotten the COVID-19 Vaccine (Postgraduate Institute for Medicine Webinar)
- Immunity Community E-courses (WithinReach)
- Strengthening Vaccine Confidence: Refreshing Our Conversations About Child and Adolescent Vaccinations (AIM)
- COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar Series Parts 1 & 2: Strategies to Discuss the COVID-19 Vaccine with Your Most Reluctant Patients, How to Embed them into Routine Preventive Care (WSMA, CME credit available)
- Administering COVID-19 Vaccines in the Office Setting: The Power of Nurses and Medical Assistants (YouTube)
- COCA Calls/Webinars (CDC, CME credit available)
- Trauma-informed Vaccine Conversations (YouTube)
- Childhood Vaccine Program Training
- You Call the Shots (CDC, CE available)
- Public Health Communication Webinars (PHCC)
For more information go to our COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Healthcare Providers web page.
Please email questions to powerofproviders@doh.wa.gov.
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