COVID-19

Vaccination Plan
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Rich Lakin, Immunization Program, Utah Department of Health

OCT 16, 2020 | VERSION NUMBER I
Table of Contents
Record of Changes 2

Instructions for Jurisdictions 3

Section 1: COVID-9 Vaccination Preparedness Planning 4

Section 2: COVID-19 Organizational Structure and Partner Involvement 5

Section 3: Phased Approach to COVID-19 Vaccination 9

Section 4: Critical Populations 13

Section 5: COVID-19 Provider Recruitment and Enrollment 18

Section 6: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Capacity 20

Section 7: COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation, Ordering, Distribution, and Inventory Management 21

Section 8: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling 25

Section 9: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Documentation and Reporting 26

Section 10: COVID-19 Vaccination Second-Dose Reminders 28

Section 11: COVID-19 Requirements for IISs or Other External Systems 29

Section 12: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Communication 38

Section 13: Regulatory Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination 39

Section 14: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring 40

Section 15: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Monitoring 41

Appendix 43

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Record of Changes
Date of original version: 10/15/2020

Date Change Date of Description of Change Name of

Reviewed Number Change Author

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Instructions for Jurisdictions
The COVID-19 Vaccination Plan template is to assist with development of a jurisdiction’s COVID-19
vaccination plan. Jurisdictions should use this template when submitting their COVID-19 vaccination
plans to CDC.

The template is divided into 15 main planning sections, with brief instructions to assist with content
development. While these instructions may help guide plan development, they are not comprehensive,
and jurisdictions are reminded to carefully review the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim
Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations as well as other CDC guidance and resources when developing their
plans. Jurisdictions are encouraged to routinely monitor local and federal COVID-19 vaccination updates
for any changes in guidance, including any updates to the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim
Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations.

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Section 1: COVID-9 Vaccination Preparedness Planning
Instructions:

A. Describe your early COVID-19 vaccination program planning activities, including lessons learned
and improvements made from the 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign, seasonal influenza
campaigns, and other responses to identify gaps in preparedness.

Initial COVID-19 Vaccination Program planning activities include early coordination with Local
Health Departments (LHDs). The Utah Immunization Program (UIP) learned from the experience
of H1N1 in 2009 that many of the vaccine distribution planning activities will depend largely on
the guidance received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Planning
continued but with open plans to submit CDC guidance where necessary. UIP has already met
with our preparedness group at the state and local levels.

B. Include the number/dates of and qualitative information on planned workshops or tabletop,

functional, or full-scale exercises that will be held prior to COVID-19 vaccine availability. Explain
how continuous quality improvement occurs/will occur during the exercises and implementation
of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.

On April 23, 2019 the UIP participated in the pan flu exercise titled, “One ‘Flu’ Over the State”.
The objectives were to determine what jurisdiction oversight can create policies and strategies
for communities during a pan flu outbreak, identify situational awareness for jurisdictions,
sharing of information amongst all partners and coordinate resource management. A full scale
exercise was planned for June 1, 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19.

The Director of Immunizations attended a Salt Lake County COVID-19 Response tabletop on
September 10, 2020 that was sponsored by the Salt Lake County Health Department. This
workshop was intended for partners that have an area of responsibility relating to planning and
operations of vaccinating first-responders.

Consistent communication is occurring on a weekly basis with all partners from hospital
systems, local health departments, pharmacies, and other stakeholders.

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Section 2: COVID-19 Organizational Structure and Partner Involvement
Instructions:

A. Describe your organizational structure.

The UIP is within the Bureau of Epidemiology (BOE). The BOE is within the Division of Disease
Control and Prevention (DCP). The Director of Immunizations reports to the Director of
Epidemiology. The Division Director reports to the Executive Director for the Utah Department
of Health (UDOH). See appendix B for an organizational chart including the current staff of the
UIP.

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will plan for, develop, and assemble an internal COVID-19
Vaccination Program planning and coordination team that includes persons with a wide array of
expertise as well as backup representatives to ensure coverage.

Utah has several internal COVID-19 vaccination planning and coordination teams:
1) ERC COVID Coordination call consists of Emergency Response Coordinators, Nursing Directors
and Immunization Coordinators from each of the 13 LHDs.
2) COVID-19 Communication team that is putting together communication material that will be
used to notify Utah’s residents of the vaccine and next steps as we move forward with the
vaccination campaign. This group meets on a weekly basis.
3) COVID healthcare facility call with all invited personnel where updates, communication, and
Q/A occur to ensure transparency for partners.

Members of these groups include the following partners:

● Emergency Response Coordinators at LHDs
● Nursing Directors at LHDs
● Immunization Coordinators at LHDs
● Public Information Officer (PIO) at UDOH, Department of Human Services (DHS),
Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and Penna Powers
● Healthcare facility staff include infection control, physicians, and nurses that will
respond to COVID vaccinations.

C. Describe how your jurisdiction will plan for, develop, and assemble a broader committee of key
internal leaders and external partners to assist with implementing the program, reaching critical
populations, and developing crisis and risk communication messaging.

Utah has organized an internal and external prioritization workgroup (PW) that was organized
from the following organizations. This group meets either on a weekly or bimonthly basis to
discuss CDC guidance on priority vaccination groups. Those in the group include the following
partners:
● Assistant Division Director DCP, UDOH
● Director of Immunizations, UDOH
● Vaccine Manager, UDOH

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 ● Emergency Physician, Utah Army National Guard, University of Utah
● Emergency Physician & Disaster Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare (IHC)
● Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah
● Medical Director, Community Health and Prevention, IHC (patient facing vaccine
programs)
● SVP & CSO, IHC (UHA representative)
● Executive Director, Utah Health Care Association
● Local Health officer (LHO) for Davis County
● LHO for San Juan County
● LHO for Director of Davis County LHD
● State Epidemiologist, UDOH
● Deputy Director, UDOH
● Interim Executive Director, UDOH
● Policy Director, Governor’s Office
● Emergency Planning Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness Group
● Emergency Planning Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness Group
● Director of Communications, UDOH
● Director of Public Affairs at Department of Public Safety
● Pharmacist (Pharmacy Clinical Services Coordinator)
● Hospital Epidemiologist University of Utah (UUMC)
● Penna Powers President - Communication strategy
● Department of Emergency Services
● Hofmann - University of Utah, Pediatrics

D. Identify and list members and relevant expertise of the internal team and the internal/external
committee.

Members of Committees are identified above in C & D.

E. Describe how your jurisdiction will coordinate efforts between state, local, and territorial
authorities.

The Utah PW will consider recommendations from the CDC and Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) before making the final recommendations for Utah public health
and healthcare providers to initially target the highest prioritized groups for vaccination on a
state and local level.

The UIP will coordinate the ordering and distributions for the initial allocation of COVID vaccine
provided to Utah through CDC. Vaccine will be provided first to those in the highest prioritized
groups, as defined by the PW, through identified partners.

Before the vaccine is available, enrolled healthcare providers will be educated about the
planning process for ordering and receiving vaccines. Big chain pharmacies will be part of the

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 long-term care facilities (LTCF) vaccination efforts and additional information on this process is
still needed from CDC.

F. Describe how your jurisdiction will engage and coordinate efforts with leadership from tribal
communities, tribal health organizations, and urban Indian organizations.

Indian Health Services (IHS) will have two options: 1) order through the federal government, and
they will contact Indian Health on how to register or 2) order through the UIP and we will be
contacting them with information to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccines or alternate locations to
support vaccination within their community. When UIP is ready to enroll Indian Health facilities,
we will send information on how to register. This will most likely be sometime in Phase 1.

Below is an official statement from CDC:

"Although CDC is working directly with IHS at the federal level, plans have not been finalized.
While IHS may provide vaccination services to the populations they serve, plans are currently in
development regarding vaccine distribution to tribal health facilities, including urban facilities,
that are not officially connected to IHS. Those facilities may need to work through their
jurisdiction to receive vaccine. It is also critical that jurisdictions reach out to any non-federally
recognized tribes in their area to ensure they have access to vaccination services, since these
groups will likely not be served by IHS."

The UIP has interpreted that to mean that IHS facilities will receive their vaccine from the
federal level. Those facilities that are not IHS could still possibly receive their vaccine at a
federal level or they can receive it from the UIP. If the federal level decides to deliver the
vaccine to tribal health facilities who are not connected to IHS, the UIP should hear from the
CDC. The CDC will provide further guidance on this. If the UIP becomes responsible to get
COVID vaccine to those not connected to IHS, they will be able to order the vaccine with the
same modalities Utah Vaccines for Children (VFC) providers order VFC vaccine for their clinics. If
they would like local health department assistance, then they can notify the UIP and the UIP can
connect them to their local health department (this is only a resource if they need it), or they
can connect with their local health department on their own.

Again, those tribes that will be ordering from the UIP will have a separate ordering process. It is
not in collaboration with local health departments unless they would like to use local health
departments as a resource.

G. List key partners for critical populations that you plan to engage and briefly describe how you
plan to engage them, including but not limited to:
● Pharmacies
○ Big chain pharmacies will have the responsibility during Phase 1B to vaccinate
LTCFs’ residents. Also, it may be that during this phase they will also vaccinate
staff at LTCFs. If LTCFs’ staff is not included to be vaccinated by big chain

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 pharmacies, local public health, and Community Nursing Services (CNS) will hold
clinics to vaccinate staff. Pharmacies that are not receiving the vaccine from the
federal government will then enroll by methods within the enrollment process
so they can receive the vaccine directly from the UIP.
● Correctional facilities/vendors
○ County Correctional Facilities will receive vaccines in coordination with their
LHD and the phase they will be enrolled/provided vaccine. In the event the
correctional facility does not have capacity, the LHD will assist them in their
plans for vaccination.
○ State-run Correctional Facilities will receive vaccines for inmates as part of the
Statewide Coordination Jurisdiction. Additional support can be provided by
LHDs and mobile vaccination providers, as identified.
● Homeless shelters
○ This is a vulnerable population and each LHD has plans in place to reach this
group within their health district. This includes doing outreach at the homeless
clinics and shelters.
● Community-based organizations

○ LHDs have plans in place to reach community based organizations. For example,
Salt Lake County Health Department has reached out to the coalition
“Communities of Color” to ensure resources are available and communication is
complete to notify this community-based organization when and where vaccine
is available.

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Section 3: Phased Approach to COVID-19 Vaccination
Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction will structure the COVID-19 Vaccination Program around the three
phases of vaccine administration:

The UIP program has planned for the following around the three phases of vaccine
administration (see Table 1 below for further details).

Phase 1: Potentially Limited Doses Available

Phase 1A: As mentioned earlier, Utah has a PW that includes many partners. With limited
supply of vaccine, this prioritization workgroup will meet on a weekly basis to make a
determination based on CDC and ACIP guidelines of healthcare providers to receive the vaccine
during this phase. A survey will be sent to identified hospitals to receive the vaccine as
identified by the PW. The survey will help the UIP identify volumes per group identified below,
as an example.

● Emergency Departments, Urgent care, primary care setting e.g. community-based as

they are seeing people that haven’t been diagnosed yet and therefore may not be as
protected at the time
● COVID ward & ICU workers
● Healthcare workers with pre-existing conditions
● Housekeeping - most impacted in some cases
● LTCF staff - vaccination avenue TBD either through big chain pharmacies (phase 1b or 2)
or directly through the LTCF or by LHDs and CNS. Local health departments and CNS will
be ready if staff are identified to be vaccinated in Phase 1A. Phase 1B will be
implemented to LTCF staff via LHDs, CNS, or perhaps other pharmacies.
● Staff only phase - Recommendation as part of healthcare personnel (HCP). Staff
vaccinated with other HCP in the community (via state allocation).

Wave 1 - Limited Doses

A select number of hospitals with the highest COVID-19 response will be enrolled to conduct
vaccination among their healthcare personnel (HCP) who are identified as most at-risk by their
health organization system.

Wave 2 & 3

As additional doses become available, facilities receiving doses within Wave 1 will begin to
receive 2nd dose shipments for vaccinated personnel. Remaining hospital facilities will be
enrolled to vaccinate their healthcare personnel most at-risk. Then remaining healthcare
personnel, including clinics, pharmacy staff, COVID-19 Testing Center Staff, Long-Term
Care/Assisted Living/Skilled Nursing staff and other healthcare personnel, will be included for
vaccination and potential enrollment depending upon their storage and utilization.

Once this population is identified through the survey, onboarding documents such as the CDC
COVID Vaccination Provider Agreement and Provider Profile will be sent to the initial healthcare

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 facilities to get registered to receive the vaccine. Ongoing enrollment will be conducted in the
Utah Statewide Immunization System (USIIS) when the new module is available.

Note: People serving in the healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect
exposure to patients or infectious materials and are unable to work from home.

Phase 1B:

Wave 1

LTCF residents (e.g., nursing home, assisted living, independent living facility residents)

Wave 2

First responders, EMS personnel, commercial and private sector partners (e.g. pharmacies,
doctors’ offices, clinics)

Wave 3

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Clinics (RHC), public health clinics

Big chain pharmacies will receive vaccines from the federal government once the agreements
are signed. They will not receive the vaccine through the UIP. Big chain pharmacies will contact
LTCF to vaccinate residents. Pharmacies have teams that will go to the LTCF in urban and rural
areas and vaccinate the residents.

● Staff and resident recommendations - On-site vaccination services provided by

pharmacy partners receiving direct federal allocations.
● Self-administration or administration by a provider of their choice with vaccine from
state allocation.
● Understanding staff and resident recommendations - It is recommended that staff and
resident vaccinations occur at the same time when big chain pharmacies once their
allocation from the federal government. It would make it easier for both groups to be
vaccinated within LTCF and coordinated with big chain pharmacies.
● They will not receive the ultra cold vaccine.

Note: People who play a key role in keeping essential functions of society running and cannot
socially distance in the workplace and people at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness,
including people 65 years of age or older.

Phase 2: Large Number of Doses Available, Supply Likely to Meet Demand

● With increased available supply UIP will expand provider enrollment.

● Provider enrollment will be conducted online through USIIS during phase 2.
● Smaller pharmacies, doctors offices, and clinics will be allowed to enroll.
● At this point we expect that big chain pharmacies will continue to receive vaccines
through the federal government, while smaller pharmacies, doctors offices, clinics LHDs
will receive vaccines through UIP.
● UIP will monitor surge in COVID-19 vaccine demand and adjust ordering strategies to
minimize vaccine wastage.

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 Continued vaccination during Phase 2

Phase 3: Likely Sufficient Supply, Slowing Demand

● UIP and LHDs will continue partnerships within the public and private sectors to ensure
access to the COVID vaccine.
● Public health will continue services throughout the community as identified by state and
LHDs.
● Continued monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and coverage through population
data, so the UIP and LHDs can enhance strategies that target areas that are low in
coverage.
● Continued monitoring of vaccine to minimize vaccine wastage and improve vaccine
coverage throughout the LHDs.

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Table 1. Planning Assumptions for Vaccine Administration

Estimated
New
doses
Month Phase Wave individuals Priority populations # in population
received,
immunized*
UT
Frontline healthcare
workers @ the 4 UT
November 1a Wave 1 9,700 9,700 hospitals treating the Unknown
majority of COVID
patients
Additional hospital's staff Unknown
December 1a Wave 2 195,000 185,300
LTCF staff 18,000-23,000

Remaining hospital staff Unknown

Non-hospital healthcare
Unknown
workers

January 1a / 1b Wave 3 340,000 145,000 People in congregate

Unknown
living facilities

Approximately 20,000
LTCF residents
(Doses not from UT
(Federal distribution)
allocation)

Critical Infrastructure
Unknown
Employees

Tribal populations Estimate - 35,000

Wave 4 Prisons - 4,200

February 1b / 2 / Wave 500,000 160,000 Incarcerated populations County jails - 5,000 to
1 9,000

At risk for severe COVID

Age 65+ - 375,000
disease
Immunocompromised -
(65+,
Unknown
immunocompromised)

65+ residents 65+ - Estimate 375,000

March 2 Wave 2 ?
Other critical populations Unknown

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 Total Utah population (3.2
Wave million) minus all
April 2/3 ? The general public
3? previously distributed
doses
* Minus 2nd dose from the previous month

Section 4: Critical Populations

Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction plans to: 1) identify, 2) estimate numbers of, and 3) locate (e.g.,
via mapping) critical populations. Critical population groups include:
● Healthcare personnel
The UIP is currently assessing the numbers of healthcare workers in Utah through a
number of data sources including: active professional licenses (provided by the Division
of Professional Licensing[DOPL]), direct survey of LTCF staff (2019), and a direct survey
of Utah’s hospitals and health systems to assess the number of total staff. The location
of hospital-based healthcare workers throughout the state will be determined through
survey results including hospital location. Additionally, professional license information
is available by county and may serve as a secondary confirmation of the estimated
number of healthcare workers in each local health jurisdiction.
● Essential workers
The UIP is currently evaluating data sources in order to determine the type, number,
and geographic distributions of (non-healthcare) essential workers. UIP will collaborate
with other agencies in COVID response structure to ensure that essential job functions
are identified and enumerated.
● Long-term care facility residents and (non-health care) staff
The UIP will identify the number and location of LTCF residents in Utah through the
following data sources: yearly immunization survey of all licensed facilities (2019), total
number currently licensed bed capacity within the state, and a survey of Utah
Healthcare Assoc membership (nursing facilities, 2020). The annual LTCF immunization
survey also provides the number of staff that are not directly caring for residents.
Addresses are available for all licensed LTCF in Utah and can be summarized by LHD or
county.
● People with underlying medical conditions that are risk factors for severe COVID-19
illness
The UIP has used 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data to
estimate the number of adults in each LHD with the following conditions: obesity,
hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and COPD.
● People 65 years of age and older
The portion of the Utah population that is >65 years old has been determined through
2019 data available from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a
collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau. This population has been
summarized to both the LHD and the county level.

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 ● People from racial and ethnic minority groups
Population numbers by race and ethnicity groups have been obtained from the U.S.
Bureau of the Census, IBIS Version 2019 and are summarized by LHD.
● People from tribal communities
The UIP will work with the Indian Health Liaison, Melissa Zito, to gather the most
accurate number of persons living on tribal lands in Utah. We will also determine the
age distribution and location of tribal members.
● People who are incarcerated/detained in correctional facilities
The UIP will gather population information (included age and location, if possible) on all
incarcerated individuals in Utah from the Utah Department of Corrections and Utah
Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice.
● People experiencing homelessness/living in shelters
The UIP will use number and location data of homeless individuals from the State of
Utah Annual Report on Homelessness, 2020.
● School Staff
The UIP will use data from the Utah State Boards of Education (school year 2018-2019)
to estimate the number of licensed and certified staff in Utah Schools.
● People attending colleges/universities
The UIP will use estimates from the American Community Survey (2019) to estimate the
number of students (K-12 and College/Graduate school).
● People living in other congregate settings
The UIP has received data on the capacity of licensed congregate living facilities and will
use this to make an estimate of number and location of persons living in these settings.
● People living in rural communities
The UIP will work with the Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health to determine
the number and location of persons living in rural settings throughout our state. We will
also determine, if possible, which rural communities have the greatest difficulty
accessing vaccination services.
● People with disabilities
The UIP will work with the DHS, Division of Services for People with Disabilities
determine the number, location, and disability type of persons living disabilities settings
throughout our state.
● People who are under or uninsured
The UIP will use 2019 BRFSS data to determine the percentage of Utahns that are
without health insurance. UIP staff will also reach out to other partners to assess the
number of Utahns that are underinsured.

This information is summarized below in Table 2.

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Table 2. Data Sources Used to Estimate Critical Populations

Critical Populations Data Source

Healthcare workers
Hospital workers Directly asked of each Utah hospital
All healthcare workers
(categories available) Utah Dept of Workforce Services
Utah Health Informatics Office, Div. of
Licensed professionals Professional Licensing database
Public Health Workforce
Local Public Health Utah Association of Local Public Health
Utah Department of Human Resource
State Public Health Management
Long-term care facilities (LTCF)
Utah Dept of Health, Immunization Program
LTCF staff survey, 2019
Utah Dept of Health, Immunization Program
LTCF residents survey, 2019
Utah Bureau of Health Facility Licensing and
LTCF lisc beds Certification, Facility Report 2019
People with underlying medical conditions
Obesity Utah BRFSS, 2019
Hypertension Utah BRFSS, 2019
Heart Disease Utah BRFSS, 2019
Diabetes Utah BRFSS, 2019
COPD Utah BRFSS, 2019
Schools
Educational staff Utah State Board of Education
American Community Survey, 2019
K-12 students (estimate)
American Community Survey, 2019
College students (estimate)
People who are incarcerated
State prisons/inmates Utah Department of Corrections

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 Utah Commission on Criminal & Juvenile
County Jails Justice
Demographic groups
Age 65+ US Census, 2019
Racial/ethnic minority groups US Census, 2019
American Community Survey, 2019
Tribal communities (estimate)
US Census, 2019, Utah Office of Rural Health
Rural communities classification
People experiencing State of Utah Annual Report on
homelessness Homelessness 2020
People living with a disability American Community Survey, 2019 est
People living in congregate Utah Department of Human Services, Office
settings of Licensing
Utah BRFSS, 2019 and other data sources if
Un- or Underinsured people they can be obtained

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will define and estimate numbers of persons in the critical
infrastructure workforce, which will vary by jurisdiction.

The UIP will work with the PW and statewide partners to determine which job functions rise to
the level of critical infrastructure workforce. Once these job functions are defined, data sources
including the best estimates of number and location critical infrastructure workers will be
sought. The UIP does not currently have an agreed upon definition of the critical infrastructure
workforce and therefore no estimates of its size are available.

C. Describe how your jurisdiction will determine additional subset groups of critical populations if
there is insufficient vaccine supply.

For Phase 1, and possibly Phase 2, of COVID vaccine distribution it may be necessary to identify
subsets of our critical populations for priority vaccination. This will be done by the PW and they
will consider the following items when making recommendations: persons in direct contact with
COVID-19 patients, persons increased risk contracting COVID-19 and of having severe
complications of COVID-19 disease (e.g., those living in LTCF)

D. Describe how your jurisdiction will establish points of contact (POCs) and communication
methods for organizations, employers, or communities (as appropriate) within the critical
population groups.

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 The UIP has robust relationships with healthcare providers and partners throughout the state
and has established POCs within each of the four major health systems within our state.
Communication about the logistics of healthcare worker vaccinations will be pushed out
through these channels as soon as it is available. For non-healthcare critical populations, UIP will
provide communications regarding vaccine availability through LHDs and partner
departments/organizations such as those mentioned as data providers/collaborators above.
The Office of Public Information and Marketing (OPIM) will approve any publicly available
information on vaccination of priority groups.

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Section 5: COVID-19 Provider Recruitment and Enrollment
Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction is currently recruiting or will recruit and enroll COVID-19
vaccination providers and the types of settings to be utilized in the COVID-19 Vaccination
Program for each of the previously described phases of vaccine availability, including the process
to verify that providers are credentialed with active, valid licenses to possess and administer
vaccine.

The UIP is working with the PW to identify what providers will likely administer COVID-19
vaccine. Providers will be enrolled into USIIS and manage vaccine orders through that system.
Currently all likely providers for the first phase are already enrolled in USIIS and will need to
complete the CDC COVID-19 Provider Agreement and Provider Profile forms. As we enroll
providers for Phase 2 and Phase 3, we will work with the PW and local associations to identify
and enroll providers through an online enrollment process.

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will determine the provider types and settings that will administer
the first available COVID-19 vaccine doses to the critical population groups listed in Section 4.

TheUIP has sent a survey to each of the health plans/hospitals that were identified by the PW.
This survey is specific to answering the questions from these organizations to ask questions by
provider types and settings. Once we have gathered this information, we will compile the
information and present it to our PW for review and make a decision on this critical population.

C. Describe how provider enrollment data will be collected and compiled to be reported
electronically to CDC twice weekly, using a CDC-provided Comma Separated Values (CSV) or
JavaScript (JSON) template via a SAMS-authenticated mechanism.

Enrollment data will be collected using online forms, or through PDF or paper forms. This data
will be entered into USIIS, either automatically through the online form or manually through
data entry. A CSV file will be exported and uploaded to the CDC through SAMS twice a week.
The file will contain all required data elements contained in the file format specification guide.

D. Describe the process your jurisdiction will use to verify that providers are credentialed with
active, valid licenses to possess and administer vaccine.

All newly enrolled providers credentials will be verified through the DOPL website
(https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html) before an USIIS account will be created.

E. Describe how your jurisdiction will provide and track training for enrolled providers and list
training topics.

All provider enrollment data is stored in USIIS and an export file will be generated twice weekly
to be uploaded to the CDC through SAMS.

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 All required provider training is available online and providers provide completion certificates to
the UIP. Provider training is tracked within their profile in USIIS.

F. Describe how your jurisdiction will approve planned redistribution of COVID-19 vaccine (e.g.,
health systems or commercial partners with depots, smaller vaccination providers needing less
than the minimum order requirement).

Facilities will be required to enroll and ship vaccines to the site intended to use and administer
the vaccines. Redistribution may only occur by UIP or LHDs where facilities do not have the
need to administer vaccines to the minimum shipping quantity, they have appropriate storage
to maintain cold-chain and referring staff/residents to outside entities is not permissible.

G. Describe how your jurisdiction will ensure there is equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination
services throughout all areas within your jurisdiction.

The UIP is partnering with pharmacies, LHDs, CNS, private physician offices and clinics around
the State of Utah. Information on enrollment will be sent to each site to ensure they meet all
the CDC requirements to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Through the provider enrollment process,
the UIP will know their capacity to receive, store and implement COVID vaccines.

H. Describe how your jurisdiction plans to recruit and enroll pharmacies not served directly by CDC
and their role in your COVID-19 Vaccination Program plans.

All pharmacies are currently enrolled in USIIS and required to report all vaccine administrations
according to the DOPL Vaccine Administration Protocol
(https://dopl.utah.gov/licensing/forms/VACCINE_ADMINISTRATION_PROTOCOL.pdf). Utah has
collected a list of pharmacies from DOPL and is working to identify which pharmacies will
provide the COVID-19 vaccine via the federal government or need to receive information from
UIP. Those participating in vaccination efforts from UIP will be required to complete registration
forms and order COVID-19 vaccine through USIIS.

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Section 6: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Capacity
Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction has or will estimate vaccine administration capacity based on
hypothetical planning scenarios provided previously.

Facility vaccination administration capacity will be collected as the providers enroll. However
Utah is releasing a Provider Interest Survey to collect information about the populations at each
facility and their capacity to administer. This data will be used to determine if the facility is able
to enroll directly into the COVID-19 Vaccination Program or will be referred to the LHD or other
mobile immunization providers. This will be based on their staff/patient populations, storage
and administration capacities. Providers, who do not have staff/patient populations, will need
to work with their LHDs and potentially receive redistributed vaccines.

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will use this information to inform provider recruitment plans.

Based on the information provided in the Interest Survey, facilities will be informed of next
steps or information will be given to the LHD for follow up and set up of vaccination plans.

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Section 7: COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation, Ordering, Distribution, and
Inventory Management
Instructions:

● Describe your jurisdiction’s plans for allocating/assigning allotments of vaccine throughout the
jurisdiction using information from Sections 4, 5, and 6. Include allocation methods for
populations of focus in early and limited supply scenarios as well as the variables used to
determine allocation.

Utah has been divided into multiple jurisdictions to allow cohesiveness among the
healthsystems, visibility and coordination from local health, outreach to tribal entities not
working with the Federal Government, and state populations that include entities best
coordinated at a statewide level. These Local Health Jurisdictions include:
● LHD
○ Bear River
○ Central Utah
○ Davis County
○ San Juan County
○ Salt Lake County
○ Southeast
○ Southwest
○ Summit
○ Tooele County
○ Tri-County
○ Utah County
○ Wasatch County
○ Weber/Morgan
● Health Systems
○ IHC
○ MountainStar Health
○ Steward Healthcare
○ University of Utah Health
○ Non-affiliated Hospitals (eg. Beaver Hospital, Milford Hospital, etc)
● Indian Health Facilities not enrolled with IHS for federal distribution
● Statewide Coordination
○ State-run Correctional Facilities
○ Community Nursing Services (CNS)
○ National Guard

Facilities with the capacity to administer vaccines to increased-risk individuals will be enrolled
throughout each phase of the distribution process under their LHD.
● LTCF
● Assisting Living Facilities
● Skilled Nursing Facilities

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 ● Healthcare providers (eg. Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN)
● Local/Regional Pharmacies (not enrolled with federal agreements)

Facilities who do not have the capacity to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, will be referred to
the following partners to coordinate coverage at their locations:
● LHD
● Pharmacies with mobile vaccination capacity
● CNS

Based on the ACIP Recommendations and targeted groups identified by the PW, the vaccine will
be released to Local Health Jurisdictions in phases and waves. These will be based on provider
readiness and ability to serve each population.
1. Phase 1 covers critical infrastructure, LTC Staff & Residents, and limited essential
workers.
2. Phase 2 covers persons 65 years and older; underlying medical conditions, including but
not limited to diabetes, obesity, etc; staff and inmates located at correctional facilities;
essential workers as defined by ACIP, tribal and ethnic minorities; and homeless or
those living in shelters.
3. Phase 3 covers the general population to help provide community immunity.

● Describe your jurisdiction’s plan for assessing the cold chain capability of individual providers and
how you will incorporate the results of these assessments into your plans for
allocating/assigning allotments of COVID-19 vaccine and approving orders.

Prior to enrollment to the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, facilities will be required to submit
photos of their current storage units to reflect the appropriate units available; temperature logs
reflecting the monitoring of the storage units reflecting visual inspection of in-range minimum
and maximum (min/max) temperatures for all storage units that will be certified for storage;
and certified, calibrated data loggers that will monitor the temperatures 24 hours per day and
meet the same requirements as the VFC Program. Copies of the current certificate(s) of
calibration will also be collected. Facilities must also identify their current plans for storage,
including a Vaccine Management Plan, identification of emergency plans in the event of power
loss or other environmental situation, staff responsible for monitoring appropriate storage, and
temperature logs monitoring the min/max temperatures in the existing storage units.

After enrollment, temperatures must be submitted on a monthly basis once vaccines have been
received to monitor ongoing temperatures.

In situations where off-site clinics will be held, the provider must request approval for the clinics
one week prior to the off-site clinic date. Facilities will be required to track and record
temperatures with certified, calibrated data loggers during transport and off-site clinics to
ensure appropriate temperatures are maintained. Data logger information and reports must be
submitted to the Immunization Program upon completion of the clinic.

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 Depending on the vaccines approved and storage requirements finalized, the monitoring of
facility storage will be modified to include storage within the container and appropriate
temperature monitoring.

● Describe your jurisdiction’s procedures for ordering COVID-19 vaccine, including

entering/updating provider information in VTrckS and any other jurisdictional systems (e.g., IIS)
used for provider ordering. Describe how you will incorporate the allocation process described in
step A in provider order approval.

During Phase 1 or upon completion of the USIIS Onboarding Module, facilities enrolled in the
COVID-19 Vaccination Program will submit all data via email. The UIP will manually upload the
information to Utah’s Contact Management System (UCMS) and the CDC’s Vaccine Tracking
System (VTrcks) to ensure tracking of all required information. Providers will be set up to
request doses in Utah’s Vaccine Ordering Management System (VOMS) via USIIS.
Modifications/updates to the facility will be updated in the same process. Provider information
will be uploaded through an interface with VTrcks to ensure cohesiveness.

During Phase 2 or upon completion of the USIIS Onboarding Module, facilities with USIIS access
will have the ability to view and submit data to enroll in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.
Data will be entered directly by the facility and agree to the terms and conditions indicated on
the federal agreement. Information will be reviewed by UIP and approved. Any additional
setup or transmission of data to VTrcks will be completed to ensure cohesiveness in the
systems.
Depending upon the facilities enrolled and the priority groups being served with COVID-19
vaccine, allocation will be provided to the various local health jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction will
receive vaccine allocations based on the number of staff/patients served. Health jurisdictions
will be responsible for the utilization of the vaccine within their system and can place orders on
facilities within their jurisdictions if they identify issues with utilization or compliance.
Allocations will be uploaded for each health jurisdiction based on their Provider Profile data
received for all facilities within their jurisdiction. Those allocations will then create orders based
on the vaccine requests submitted and approved for the provider.
Local Health Jurisdictions include the following:
● 13 LHDs
● 6 Major Health Systems
● IHS
● Statewide Coordination Facilities

● Describe how your jurisdiction will coordinate any unplanned repositioning (i.e., transfer) of
vaccine.

During enrollment, facilities will be informed of the transfer and off-site clinic policy. Any
reporting of providers conducting transfers or off-site clinics without prior authorization or
completion of the CDC Redistribution COVID-19 Agreement will be contacted to ensure location

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 of all vaccine doses and review policies. Any continued breach of contract will result in
termination from the program and referral to CDC/HHS.

● Describe jurisdictional plans for monitoring COVID-19 vaccine wastage and inventory levels.
All COVID-19 vaccine doses lost must be reported to USIIS VOMS within 24 hrs of occurrence.
Monitoring of vaccine levels will be completed based on reporting of doses administered,
vaccine loss and administration capacity. Providers will be required to verify vaccine inventory
within USIIS VOMS/Vaccine Inventory weekly to ensure accurate reporting.

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Section 8: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling
Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction plans to ensure adherence to COVID-19 vaccine storage and
handling requirements, including cold and ultracold chain requirements, at all levels:
● Individual provider locations
● Satellite, temporary, or off-site settings
● Planned redistribution from depots to individual locations and from larger to smaller
locations
● Unplanned repositioning among provider locations

Based on the vaccines approved, providers will be required to submit temperature logs for all
units storing vaccines. Any approval of ultracold or cold chain vaccines, where the facility does
not have the capability to store the product directly within a stand-alone unit, will be allowed to
store and monitor temperatures within the shipping containers. Depending on the monitor
marks or other storage monitoring, plans will be adjusted to ensure cold-chain will be
maintained.

All facilities are required to enroll satellite locations individually. Vaccine must be shipped and
administered at sites intended to use the product. Any site location needing to conduct off-site
clinics must review the pre-check list and submit an Off-Site Clinic Request Form. Throughout
the transport and administration of the vaccine, providers must submit documentation
reflecting appropriate storage and monitoring.

Only the UIP and LHDs will complete the CDC COVD-19 Redistribution Vaccine Agreement to
allow redistribution of select facilities unable to receive the minimum vaccine shipping quantity
and who cannot refer staff/patients to alternate vaccination opportunities. A Transfer Form will
be required to complete the relocation of doses.

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will assess provider/redistribution depot COVID-19 vaccine
storage and temperature monitoring capabilities.

Facilities will be required to provide appropriate storage plans and temperature logs prior to
enrollment to the program. Facilities will be required to enroll individually to the site intended
to use the vaccine. Throughout the process, providers must submit temperature logs and
documentation reflecting cold-chain requirements. In the event the facility is unable to
maintain cold chain storage, the vaccine will be picked up by UIP or the LHD to relocate the
vaccine to another enrolled facility.

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Section 9: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Documentation and
Reporting
Instructions:

A. Describe the system your jurisdiction will use to collect COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
data from providers.

USIIS is used to track vaccine doses administered from providers. If a provider has an electronic
health record (EHR) with an interface to USIIS, vaccine administrations are automatically
reported to USIIS and deducted from the providers inventory. If the provider does not have an
interface with USIIS, they may login to the web application and report administered doses or
submit a CSV file with the required information to be uploaded into USIIS. All COVID-19 vaccine
doses must be reported to USIIS within 24 hours after administration.

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will submit COVID-19 vaccine administration data via the
Immunization (IZ) Gateway.

USIIS will generate the required file for vaccine administrations and submit that to the
IZGateway using the required file specifications.

C. Describe how your jurisdiction will ensure each COVID-19 vaccination provider is ready and able
(e.g., staff is trained, internet connection and equipment are adequate) to report the required
COVID-19 vaccine administration data elements to the IIS or other external system every 24
hours.

During the enrollment process, UIP will determine the method of reporting that each provider
will use. UIP will conduct an assessment of their needs and provide any training required. UIP
will monitor and ensure that doses are reported within 24 hours of the administration date and
take corrective action to bring providers back into compliance, if needed.

D. Describe the steps your jurisdiction will take to ensure real-time documentation and reporting of
COVID-19 vaccine administration data from satellite, temporary, or off-site clinic settings.

UIP will provide documentation on methods to report vaccine administrations to all enrolled
providers with the requirement to report within 24 hours of administration. UIP will actively
monitor reports to ensure compliance and take the necessary steps to train or sanction
providers who are not meeting the requirements.

E. Describe how your jurisdiction will monitor provider-level data to ensure each dose of COVID-19
vaccine administered is fully documented and reported every 24 hours as well as steps to be
taken when providers do not comply with documentation and reporting requirements.

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 The UIP will have daily data quality reports specific to COVID-19 vaccine administrations that will
identify any providers who do not meet the documentation or reporting requirements. Any
provider that is out of compliance will be contacted and provided necessary training or will work
with their EHR vendor to make the required adjustments. Any provider who does not meet the
requirements will not be allowed to order COVID-19 vaccine.

F. Describe how your jurisdiction will generate and use COVID-19 vaccination coverage reports.
The UIP will work with program epidemiologists to generate coverage reports, using data from
USIIS, surveys, or other data sources to get the most comprehensive coverage of COVID-19
within Utah. UIP epidemiologists will generate these and publish them as needed. These
coverage reports will be used to identify areas that need additional provider coverage or have
too much and will allow us to adjust vaccine distribution to areas of need.

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Section 10: COVID-19 Vaccination Second-Dose Reminders
Instructions:

A. Describe all methods your jurisdiction will use to remind COVID-19 vaccine recipients of the need
for a second dose, including planned redundancy of reminder methods.

Vaccine administrations will be recorded within USIIS. Patients will receive a reminder card
when they receive the vaccine, and most EHR systems will use their internal patient portal to
provide reminders for second doses. UIP will provide reminder-recall reports to providers to
show which patients are due for a second dose and they can send out notifications. Additionally
the UIP is working with a mobile phone app, Docket, that provides consumer access to
immunization records. This app will be used to provide text or email notifications for
immunization due dates. Additionally, it will be used to link to Vaccine Finder
(https://vaccinefinder.org) to notify patients which providers have the required dose available.

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Section 11: COVID-19 Requirements for IISs or Other External Systems
Instructions:

A. Describe your jurisdiction’s solution for documenting vaccine administration in temporary or

high-volume vaccination settings (e.g., CDC mobile app, IIS or module that interfaces with the IIS,
or other jurisdiction-based solution). Include planned contingencies for network outages or other
access issues.

Vaccine administrations can be either submitted to USIIS by either using the quick entry form
through the USIIS web interface, entered into a spreadsheet and uploaded into USIIS, or
recorded on paper and manually entered into the EHR or USIIS.

B. List the variables your jurisdiction’s IIS or other system will be able to capture for persons who
will receive COVID-19 vaccine, including but not limited to age, race/ethnicity, chronic medical
conditions, occupation, membership in other critical population groups.

This is the current list the UIP and USIIS are collecting. The USIIS program can add fields as
needed as long as providers are able to send this data in the HL7 message, or CSV file.

Interface ID Required USIIS assigned ID. Interface ID uniquely identifies the interface
between USIIS and the participating organization.

Date Required Indicates the time the message was generated. Used to replace
Generated older data with more recent data. Format:
yyyymmddhhmmss+/-0000 (UTO). Year Month Day Hour in 24
hour time format, Minute, Second (Coordinated Universal Time
offset; -0700 mountain standard time or -6 mountain daylight
savings time).

Example: 20200121202913-0700

Facility ID Required* USIIS assigned facility code. Facility ID is assigned to a

clinic/facility during USIIS enrollment.

Patient ID Required* Unique Patient Identifier from the clinic’s or facility’s local
system.

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 Patient First Required*
Name

Patient Middle Required if

Name available*

Patient Last Required*

Name

Patient Name Optional* Examples: Junior, II, IV, Jr.

Suffix

Patient Birth Required* Format: yyyymmdd.

Date

Patient Required* Coded value. Valid values: M (male), F (female), U (unknown).

Gender

Patient Birth Optional Coded value. See State code tab for valid values.
State

Patient Social Optional* Format: 999999999

Security
Number

Patient Optional*
Medicaid
Number

Patient Race Required if Coded value. See Race codes tab for valid values.
available*

Patient Ethnic Optional* Coded value. Valid Values: H (of hispanic descent), N (not of
Code hispanic descent), U (unknown)

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 Patient Optional Coded value. See Language codes tab for valid values.
Language
Code

Patient Phone Required if Format: 999999999. Used to facilitate patient or guardian

Number available* access to record.

Patient Email Required if Used to facilitate patient or guardian access to record.

available*

Patient Optional
Occupation

Mother’s First Required if

Name available*

Mother’s Required if
Middle Name available

Mother’s Last Required if

Name available*

Mother’s Required if
Maiden Name available*

Mother’s Optional Format: 999999999

Social Security
Number

Mother's Required if Format: 999999999. Used to facilitate patient or guardian

Phone available* access to record.
Number

Mother's Required if Used to facilitate patient or guardian access to record.

Email available*

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 Father’s First Required if
Name available*

Father’s Required if
Middle Name available

Father’s Last Required if

Name available*

Father’s Social Optional Format: 999999999

Security
Number

Father's Phone Required if Format: 999999999. Used to facilitate patient or guardian

Number available* access to record.

Father's Email Required if Used to facilitate patient or guardian access to record.

available*

Guardian’s Required if
First Name available*

Guardian’s Required if
Middle Name available

Guardian’s Required if
Last Name available*

Guardian’s Optional Format: 999999999

Social Security
Number

Guardian's Required if Format: 999999999. Used to facilitate patient or guardian

Phone available* access to record.
Number

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 Guardian's Required if Used to facilitate patient or guardian access to record.
Email available*

Patient Street Required if

Address available*

Patient Required if
Address - City available*

Patient Required if Coded value: see State Codes Tab.

Address - available
State

Patient Required if
Address - Zip available*
Code

End Affiliation Optional Coded value. Valid Values: Y (End my facilities affiliation with
Indicator this patient), Blank (Do not end affiliation)

Patient Optional Coded value. Valid values: Y (deceased), N or blank (living)

Deceased
Indicator

Patient Optional Any comments the facility wants to include regarding the
Comments patient

Vaccine Required Indicates if an immunization was given at your facility or

Administered entered from a historical source.
Flag
Coded Value. See Immunization Information Source Codes tab
for valid values.

Vaccination Required Format: yyyymmdd.

Date

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 Vaccine CVX 1 of these 3 Coded value. See CDC valid code list at
Code code types are https://www2a.cdc.gov/vaccines/iis/iisstandards/vaccines.asp?
Required rpt=cvx Preferred vaccine code, as specified by the CDC

Vaccine CPT Coded value. See CDC valid code list at

Code https://www2a.cdc.gov/vaccines/iis/iisstandards/vaccines.asp?
rpt=cpt

Accepted if CVX code cannot be used. Required if vaccine CVX

vaccine code is blank.

Vaccine NDC NDC Codes are printed on the vaccination vials.

Code

Route Code Required if Coded value. See Immunization Route Codes tab for valid
available values.

Immunization Required if Coded value. See Immunization Site Codes tab for valid values.
Site available

Dosage Required if Unit: ml or cc (same)

available
Format: #.##

Usual dosage value is 0.5 (unit ml)

Cannot exceed 9.99

Vaccine Required if Coded value: see CDC valid code list at

Manufacturer available https://www2a.cdc.gov/vaccines/iis/iisstandards/vaccines.asp?
rpt=mvx .

Vaccine Lot Required if

Number available

Vaccinator Required if The name of the physician, nurse, PA, or MA who administered
available the vaccine.

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 VIS Version Required if Date the Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) was printed.
Date available Format: yyyymmdd. Choose 1 if multiple Vaccine Information
Sheets exist.

VIS Issued Required if Date the Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) was provided to
Date available patient. Format: yyyymmdd.

Financial Class Required if Coded value. See Financial Class Codes tab for valid values.
available

Reaction Code Optional Coded value. See Reaction Codes tab for valid values.

Reaction Note Conditional Required if there is a reaction type of "Other".

Invalid Code Optional Coded value. See Invalid Vaccine Codes tab for valid values.

Invalid Note Conditional For notes regarding a vaccination event that is considered
invalid.

Required if Invalid Code = Other.

General Notes Optional

Contraindicati Required Coded value. See Contraindication Codes tab for valid values.
on Code

Immunity Date Conditional For immunity type contraindications only. This is the best guess
for the date the patient had the disease indicated by the
contraindication code.

Required if the contraindication code is a contraindication of

type immunity.

Format: yyyymmdd.

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 C. Describe your jurisdiction’s current capacity for data exchange, storage, and reporting as well as
any planned improvements (including timelines) to accommodate the COVID-19 Vaccination
Program.

USIIS currently has the capacity to exchange data with internal information systems at the
Department of Health and external systems at health facilities. USIIS can exchange data using
any standard format, such as web-services or sFTP. We will exchange data through the
IZGateway for all COVID vaccines and will participate with inter-jurisdictional sharing. USIIS uses
the Mirth integration engine to format and transport electronic data, and can easily be
configured for different situations. Additionally the UDOH has many other resources available,
such as collecting data through RedCap, displaying data through Cognos or R Shiny, and custom
reports as needed.

D. Describe plans to rapidly enroll and onboard to the IIS those vaccination provider facilities and
settings expected to serve healthcare personnel (e.g., paid and unpaid personnel working in
healthcare settings, including vaccinators, pharmacy staff, and ancillary staff) and other
essential workers.

USIIS is currently working on an online, automated enrollment process that will allow the UIP to
enroll as many providers as needed to support the COVID vaccine. Currently most pharmacies
and healthcare providers are already enrolled in USIIS, so we will mostly be enrolling non-
standard providers. Most providers have an interface with USIIS, and those that do not will be
able to submit data through a CSV upload or manual entry through the web interface.

E. Describe your jurisdiction’s current status and plans to onboard to the IZ Gateway Connect and
Share components.

USIIS has the data use agreements DUA) signed and submitted to participate in Connect and
Share. USIIS is actively receiving queries through the IZGateway for the Docket mobile app and is
ready to receive data through the IZGateway. USIIS has a certificate generated and is currently
testing the connection to send data to the IZGateway.

F. Describe the status of establishing:

1. Data use agreement with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to
participate in the IZ Gateway
DUA with APHL has been completed and sent to APHL for signature

2. Data use agreement with CDC for national coverage analyses

DUA with CDC has been signed and send to CDC for signature

3. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to share data with other jurisdictions via the IZ
Gateway Share component

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 TBD - We will participate with sign MOU once scenarios have been developed. Our
state rule already allows us to share data with other publicly funded programs.
G. Describe planned backup solutions for offline use if internet connectivity is lost or not possible.

Offline backup solutions include capturing data in offline spreadsheets that can be uploaded to
USIIS once connectivity is established. Paper forms can also be completed and manually entered
into USIIS.

H. Describe how your jurisdiction will monitor data quality and the steps to be taken to ensure data
are available, complete, timely, valid, accurate, consistent, and unique.

Data quality reports will be reviewed daily to identify any data quality issues that need to be
addressed. Providers identified will be contacted and a plan will be developed to address issues.

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Section 12: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Communication
Instructions:

A. Describe your jurisdiction’s COVID-19 vaccination communication plan, including key audiences,
communication channels, and partner activation for each of the three phases of the COVID-19
Vaccination Program.

Our vaccination communication plan is a collaborative effort between the following

organizations.
● UDOH OPIM
● DWS public information office
● Department of Homeland Security
● Penna Powers, a contracted advertising agency

Weekly meetings are conveyed with these partners to discuss how communications will occur
during Phase1A, Phase 1B, Phase 2 and Phase 3. Each message is being tailored for each one of
these phases. CDC guidance and once the vaccine is approved will activate a specific message
for each phase and the vaccine driving the communication. This will be altered/edited as
further COVID vaccine is released.

B. Describe your jurisdiction’s expedited procedures for risk/crisis/emergency communication,

including timely message development as well as delivery methods as new information becomes
available.

The UIP will work closely with the OPIM on messaging involving COVID-19 vaccination plans.
The OPIM staff are responsible for verifying all LHD PIOs have an opportunity to review all
press releases prior to media distribution.Press releases will be developed through the OPIM
staff at the request of the PIO, Executive Director's office, or the UIP. The OPIM staff are also
responsible for final approval on all written materials (e.g., speaking points, fact sheets,
messaging, press releases) surrounding the COVID-19 vaccination distribution.

Depending on the availability of funding, the UIP staff will work with the OPIM staff and the
approved media messaging vendor to develop and distribute communications material
surrounding the COVID-19 vaccinations.

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Section 13: Regulatory Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination
Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction will ensure enrolled COVID-19 vaccination providers are aware of,
know where to locate, and understand the information in any Emergency Use Authorization
(EUA) fact sheets for providers and vaccine recipients or vaccine information statements (VISs),
as applicable.

As we onboard or enroll COVID-19 vaccination providers, part of our messaging will be

directed to either EUA fact sheets provided by CDC or the VISs. We will have contact
information for each enrolled provider and messaging will flow to those providers with
education about these critical items.

B. Describe how your jurisdiction will instruct enrolled COVID-19 vaccination providers to provide
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) fact sheets or vaccine information statements (VISs), as
applicable, to each vaccine recipient prior to vaccine administration.

Many of the providers already know that it is a requirement to offer fact sheets, whether it
is an EUA fact sheet or VIS. Utah’s understanding is that each vaccine will come with a VIS
or an EUA fact sheet to be given to each patient. This requirement will be communicated to
each provider when they complete enrollment.

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Section 14: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring
Instructions:

A. Describe how your jurisdiction will ensure enrolled COVID-19 vaccination providers understand
the requirement and process for reporting adverse events following vaccination to the Vaccine
Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

Part of the education for enrollment will be to watch a training and this training will include
VAERS reporting requirements and how to report. The UIP has a VAERS coordinator that
will assist during the COVID vaccine distribution.

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Section 15: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Monitoring
Instructions:

A. Describe your jurisdiction’s methods and procedures for monitoring progress in COVID-19
Vaccination Program implementation, including:
● Provider enrollment
As identified providers enroll, the UIP will implement an active monitoring program to
ensure they accurately complete enrollment requirements. Any provider who does not
complete any requirements or fails to maintain requirements will be contacted and a
plan will be developed to bring them back into compliance, if they want to continue to
provide vaccines. Vaccine distribution will be compared to covered population as
reported in the enrollment forms to ensure equitable distribution is and population
coverage is maintained.
● Access to COVID-19 vaccination services by population in all phases of implementation
The UIP will monitor populations identified by the PW during the phases in
implementation outlined in section 3 to ensure access to vaccination services is
maintained. Any areas where gaps in vaccine services are identified will be brought to
the PW and LHDs to address.
● IIS or other designated system performance
The system performance of USIIS is actively monitored by program staff and the UDOH
Department of Technology Services (DTS). Standard performance metrics have been
defined and any deviations from the standard are alerted to the appropriate DTS and
program staff to implement a resolution. USIIS will monitor system usage and add
system resources as needed to ensure acceptable response times are maintained.
● Data reporting to CDC
The UIP will report provider enrollment files to the CDC twice a week and report vaccine
administrations as required. IZGateway DUA forms have been completed and tested.
Staff at the UIP have SAMS access to submit data to the IZDL.
● Provider-level data reporting
Provider level vaccine administration reporting will be monitored daily to ensure data
quality and timeliness requirements are met and any provider not in compliance will be
contacted and a plan will be developed to bring them back into compliance before any
new vaccine distributions will be processed.
● Vaccine ordering and distribution
Vaccine will be ordered through the VOMS application. State and LHDs have access to
view vaccine orders to ensure appropriate distribution to maximize population
coverage.
● 1- and 2-dose COVID-19 vaccination coverage
The UIP will routinely monitor vaccine administrations and provide follow up for
patients who are late in receiving their second dose. The UIP will work with LHDs and
providers, as needed, to send reminders and provide lists of patients who are due. USIIS
will work with providers both in Utah and out of state to collect complete vaccine
administration on all Utah residents.

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 B. Describe your jurisdiction’s methods and procedures for monitoring resources, including:
● Budget - UIP works closely with our finance division. The UIP has monthly meetings with the
UDOH finance division to review the budget which includes projections.
● Staffing - UIP Director of Immunizations works with staff on a regular basis. We also have
managers that supervise staff to ensure work load is efficient.
● Supplies - UIP works closely with the UDOH finance division to ensure that supplies are
obtained and the UIP budget is not exceeded.

C. Describe your jurisdiction’s methods and procedures for monitoring communication, including:
● Message delivery - UIP Director of Immunizations works with a designated team of PIOs
from OPIM and contracted advertising agency. The Director of Immunizations and OPIM
meet on a weekly basis to update plans and guidance is delivered.
● Reception of communication messages and materials among target audiences throughout
jurisdiction - Collaborative efforts as mentioned above to meet all target audiences
throughout all phases of vaccination.

D. Describe your jurisdiction’s methods and procedures for monitoring local-level situational
awareness (i.e., strategies, activities, progress, etc.).

Local-level situational awareness will be monitored through routine workgroup meetings with
LHDs, vaccine advisory committees, nursing directors, and provider groups. The PW will be
informed of which providers enroll and the status of the vaccination among critical workforce.

E. Describe the COVID-19 Vaccination Program metrics (e.g., vaccination provider enrollment,
doses distributed, doses administered, vaccination coverage), if any, that will be posted on your
jurisdiction’s public-facing website, including the exact web location of placement.

There is no current plan to place COVID-19 vaccination program metrics on our public-facing
dashboard. However, our state’s COVID-19 dashboard is flexible, responsive and updated
frequently. It is likely that after COVID-19 vaccine distribution has begun several measures may
be developed for display on https://coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts/ under a separate tab
dedicated to COVID-19 vaccination.

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Appendix
Instructions: Jurisdictions may choose to include additional information as appendices to their COVID-19
Vaccination Plan.
Appendix A: Vaccine Time Table

November 2020 – February 2021* Very Limited Vaccine

Phase 1A: Healthcare staff, Long Term Care Facilities (i.e., nursing home, assisted
1 living, independent living facility residents)
1B: Critical Infrastructure – Health Department vaccine and testing staff
≥65 years old
Essential workers
High-Risk Populations with underlying medical conditions
First Responders
Tribal communities
Childcare Staff
Teachers
Large Food Manufacturing

Closed PODs, Small Clinics

Onsite, Mobile and Health Department Clinics

January 2021 – April 2021* Larger Amounts of COVID Vaccine Availability

Phase Continue Essential and High-Risk Workers not covered in Phase 1

2 ≥65 years older
Essential workers
High-Risk populations with underlying medical conditions
First responders
Childcare staff
Teachers
Racial and ethnic minority groups
Tribal communities
Incarcerated/detained in correctional facilities
Homelessness/living in shelters
Colleges/universities/education centers
Congregate Settings
People with disabilities
People under- or uninsured

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 Closed & Open PODs, Targeted Population, Small and Medium Clinics
Onsite, Mobile, Health Department Clinic, county buildings, other preplanned sites (inside
and drive-through)

April 2021* Sufficient Supply of Vaccine

Phase All groups listed above and entire population

3

Closed & Open PODs, Targeted Population, Small, Medium, Large Clinics
All sites above and large sites (inside and drive-through)

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Appendix B:Utah Immunization Program Organization Chart

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