COVID-19 Vaccination Update
The approval of the new COVID-19 vaccines for 2023-2024 has triggered a change in the NHSN surveillance definition of “up to date” with the COVID-19 vaccine. As of September 25, 2023, individuals are considered “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccines if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Received a 2023-2024 updated COVID-19 vaccine.
- Received a bivalent* COVID-19 vaccine within the last two months.
For more information on this update, check out AHCA/NCAL’s blog post on the subject.
The CDC has also provided updated training for reporting to NHSN Healthcare Personnel and Resident Weekly LTCF COVID-19 Vaccination Modules to ensure they are reporting accordingly.
*Contains a component that protects against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, and another which protects against more recent variants.
