These resources support providers in vaccine administration.
Vaccine administration
- Dose, route, site and needle size.
- Vaccination body sites for children and teens.
- Intramuscular (IM) vaccine injections.
- Intradermal, intranasal and oral vaccinations.
- Using vaccines and diluents.
- Vaccine excipient and media table.
- Top 10 things every health care provider should do when administering vaccines.
- Influenza vaccine screening and administration form. | Spanish
Report a vaccine adverse event
Report vaccine administration errors
All vaccine administration errors should be reported to both the Vaccine Error Reporting Program (VERP) and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), even when no adverse event occurs from the administration error.
CDC's Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Child/adolescent vaccination schedules
Adult vaccination schedule
Documenting vaccination
Keep an up-to-date record of the vaccines your patients receive to make sure they have the best protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. To ensure patients get the vaccines they need and to prevent unnecessary vaccination, you should:
- Record vaccination in patients\' medical records.
- Provide documentation of vaccines received to patients for their personal records.
- Document vaccinations administered and review vaccinations your patients have received elsewhere in the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS).
How to code for vaccine counseling when no vaccine is administered.
Standing orders
Offer vaccination appointments to clients without the need for clinician examination or direct order from the provider at the time of the appointment.
- How to use standing orders of administering vaccines.
- Model standing orders for administering influenza vaccine to adults.