Recommendations for the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series in Adults Ages 18 Years and Older

At a glance

During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss CDC’s new guidance on the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults ages 18 years and older, including adults who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.

Webinar

View Slides
View Transcript

Free Continuing Education

Overview

COVID-19 vaccination provides protection against serious illness and outcomes associated with COVID-19, including emergency department or urgent care visits, hospitalizations, and death. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is the first COVID-19 protein subunit vaccine recommended for use in the United States that is built on a familiar type of vaccine technology. Other protein subunit vaccines have been used for more than 30 years in the United States, including for hepatitis B, HPV, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines. During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss CDC's new guidance on the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults ages 18 years and older, including adults who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.

Presenters

Evelyn Twentyman, MD, MPH
Lead, Vaccine Policy Unit
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elisha Hall, PhD, RD
Lead, Clinical Guidelines Vaccine Policy Unit
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chris Duggar, MPH
Lead, COVID Vaccine Unit
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tanya Myers, PhD, MSc
Co-Lead, v-safe Team
COVID-19 Immunization Safety Unit
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Call Objectives

Activity-specific Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:

  1. Discuss current recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination with Novavax for adults ages 18 years and older, including those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.
  2. List key points for healthcare providers to use when discussing COVID-19 vaccination with Novavax.
  3. Describe where to find online resources for clinicians about Novavax COVID-19 vaccination.

COCA Call Objectives

  1. Cite background information on the topic covered during the presentation.
  2. Discuss CDC's role in the topic covered during the presentation.
  3. Describe the topic's implications for clinicians.
  4. Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats.
  5. Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of healthcare providers.

Additional Resources

Continuing Education

To receive continuing education (CE) for WC4520-072822 – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars – Recommendations for the Novavax COVID-19 Primary Series in Adults Ages 18 and Older, Thursday, July 28, 2022, please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps by Monday, August 29, 2022.

To receive continuing education (CE) for WD4520-072822 – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars – Recommendations for the Novavax COVID-19 Primary Series in Adults Ages 18 and Older, Thursday, July 28, 2022,(Web on Demand), please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps between Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and Friday, August 30, 2024.

In support of improving patient care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Jointly Accredited Provider logo
CDC is a Jointly Accredited Provider in Interprofessional Continuing Education.

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 12/13/2023. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1 nursing contact hours.

CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated this (Knowledge-based) event for pharmacists to receive 0.1 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is JA4008229-0000-22-102-L04-P and enduring is JA4008229-0000-22-103-H04-P.

Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1. Continuing Competency credits available are 1. CDC provider number 98614.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 1.0 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program at race@aavsb.org if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program's validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1 CPH recertification credits for this program.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use with the exception of Dr. Hall's and Dr. Twentyman's discussion of vaccine use under Emergency Use Authorization or Emergency Use Instruction.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Veterinarians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Health Educators
  • Other Clinicians

Additional Information

  • Contact Information: coca@cdc.gov
  • Support/Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch
  • Method of Participation: You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.
Print
Content Source: