2021 Health Alert Network Messages

• Health Alert Network Message 21-84: Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets) EUA and Availability
• Health Alert Network Message 21-83: Updated CDC Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
• Health Alert Network Message 21-82: 16-and-17-Year-Olds Now Eligible for a Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-81: B.1.1.529 (Omicron) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Message for Laboratories
• Health Alert Network Message 21-80: WHO Classifies the COVID19 Omicron Variant
• Health Alert Network Message 21-79: Memo Regarding All Individuals 18 and Over Being Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
  • Attachment: Memo
• Health Alert Network Message 21-78: CDC Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years
  • Attachment: Comparison Chart
• Health Alert Network Message 21-77: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Puncture Limit
  • Attachment
• Alert Network Message 21-76: CDC Recommendation for Booster Shots for Some Fully Vaccinated People
• Health Alert Network Message 21-75: Memo on Pre-ordering Pfizer Pediatric Vaccines and a Pfizer Pediatric Doses One-Pager
  • Attachment 1: Memo
  • Attachment 2: Preliminary Guidance
• Health Alert Network Message 21-74: Louisiana Department of Health Reporting Surge of Fatal Drug Overdoses
• Health Alert Network Message 21-73: COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant People to Prevent Serious Illness, Deaths, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes from COVID-19
• Health Alert Network Message 21-72: Louisiana Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Recommendations
• Health Alert Network Message 21-71: Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan
• Health Alert Network Message 21-70: Clarification of Individuals Eligible for a Booster (Third Dose) of COVID Vaccine in Louisiana
  • Attachment 1: Clarification of Individuals Eligible for a Booster (Third Dose) in Louisiana
  • Attachment 2: Third Dose Medical Risk Factor SelfAttestation Form
• Health Alert Network Message 21-69: New Sites Added for Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Treatments
  • Attachment Memo
• Health Alert Network Message 21-68: Reminder to Healthcare Providers of Existing Guidance Regarding Isolation, Quarantine, and Post-exposure Testing Recommendations for K-12 Students
• Health Alert Network Message 21-67: Generator Use Safety
• Health Alert Network Message 21-66: Post-Storm Vaccine Wastage and New Vaccine Orders
  • Attachment: Memo
• Health Alert Network Message 21-65: Flood Water Safety and Generator Safety Information
  • Attachment: Safe Use of Generators During Extreme Weather
• Health Alert Network Message 21-64: Vaccine Providers Extreme Weather Preparedness
  • Attachment: Memo

 

• Health Alert Network Message 21-62: FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-61: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Again Available for Ordering and Pfizer Minimum Direct Shipment Size Increased
  • Attachment: Memo
• Health Alert Network Message 21-60: Request for Louisiana’s Long-Term Care Facilities’ (LTCF) Plans for Onsite Third Dose COVID-19 Vaccinations
  • Attachment: Memo
• Health Alert Network Message 21-59: Hold on Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering & Information on COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
  • Attachment: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Orders on Hold, Responsible Ordering Practices, and Pregnancy Recommendations
• Health Alert Network Message 21-58: Additional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
  • Attachment: Attestation Form - English
  • Attachment: Attestation Form - Spanish
  • Attachment: Attestation Form - Vietnamese
• Health Alert Network Message 21-57: Recommendation Against the Use of Corticosteroids to Treat Outpatients with COVID-19 and Recommendations for Vaccination of Persons with Known or Previous COVID-19 Infection
• Health Alert Network Message 21-56: Viral Transport Media (VTM) and Swabs Available from Office of Public Health (OPH)
• Health Alert Network Message 21-55: Temporary Statewide Mask Mandate Guidance for All Business Types
  • Attachment
• Health Alert Network Message 21-54: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Ordering Updates
  • Attachment
• Health Alert Network Message 21-53: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Products
• Health Alert Network Message 21-52: New Recommendations for Masking and Testing Due to an Alarming Increase in COVID-19 Cases
• Health Alert Network Message 21-51: Substantial Increases in COVID-19 Transmission throughout Louisiana
• Health Alert Network Message 21-50: Information on Social Distancing for Faith-Based Communities and Organizations
  • Attachment - Checklist
  • Attachment - Toolkit
  • Attachment - Training
• Health Alert Network Message 21-49: Recommendations on Continuing to Vaccinate Adolescents Against COVID-19
• Health Alert Network Message 21-48: Expiration Dates of Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Tests Extended to 12 Months
• Health Alert Network Message 21-47: Extension of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Shelf Life
• Health Alert Network Message 21-46: COVID-19 Vaccine Pediatric Toolkit for Providers
• Health Alert Network Message 21-45: Clinical Considerations of Myocarditis & Pericarditis After Receipt of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Among Adolescents & Young Adults
• Health Alert Network Message 21-44: One-Time COVID-19 Provider Vaccine Return Procedure
• Health Alert Network Message 21- 43: Updates on COVID-19 Vaccine Administration, Presentation, Ordering, and Enrollment
• Health Alert Network Message 21- 42: State Health Officer Releases Emergency Order on Medical and Surgical Procedures; Dental Visits, Procedures, and Surgeries; and Other Healthcare Services
• Health Alert Network Message 21-41: Reports of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Occurring After COVID-19 Vaccination With Either the Pfizer or Moderna Vaccines
• Health Alert Network Message 21-40: FDA Authorizes Refrigerator Storage of Thawed, Undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Up to 1 Month, Making Vaccine More Widely Available
• Health Alert Network Message 21-39: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA and CDC Authorize Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents aged 12 -15
  • Parental/Guardian Consent & Screening Form: English | Japanese | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Health Alert Network Message 21-38: Provider Ordering of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine In LINKS
• Health Alert Network Message 21-37: FDA & CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Use
• Health Alert Network Message 21-36: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Considerations Update
• Health Alert Network Message 21-35: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine Pause Update, ASH & CDC Resources & Webinars, & Clinician Recommendations
• Health Alert Network Message 21-34: Recommendations for Clinicians & the Public Regarding the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-33: Immediate Pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-32: Provider Ordering of COVID-19 Vaccine In LINKS
• Health Alert Network Message 21-31: Availability and Provision of COVID-19 Vaccine in Ambulatory Medical Clinics
• Health Alert Network Message 21-30: Louisiana Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to All Individuals 18 and Up or 16 and Up for Pfizer Products
• Health Alert Network Message 21-29: Louisiana Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to Phase 1b, Tier 2, All Essential Workers Are Now Eligible
• Health Alert Network Message 21-28: Updated COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance
• Health Alert Network Message 21-27: REVISED MESSAGE COVID19 Testing Supplies (VTM & BinaxNow) Available from the Office of Public Health (OPH)
• Health Alert Network Message 21-26: Emergency Order - Facility Visitation
  • Attachment 1: Nursing Facility Visitation
  • Attachment 2: Adult Residential Care Providers
  • Attachment 3: CMS Memorandum
• Health Alert Network Message 21-25: State Health Officer’s Order and Updated Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Vaccine Protocols
  
  • Johnson & Johnson
    • Johnson & Johnson Updated
  • Moderna
  • Pfizer
• Health Alert Network Message 21-24: Administering All Received Vaccines within Seven Days of Receipt
• Health Alert Network Message 21-23: Updated Morris & Dickson Pfizer Receiving and Handling Guidelines
• Health Alert Network Message 21-22: Expansion Eligibility Revised
  • Attestation Form: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Health Alert Network Message 21-21: Lunch With LINKS Training
  • Attachment - Training Dates
• Health Alert Network Message 21-20: Updates Regarding Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-19: Information Regarding the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-18: Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Regarding Temperature/Storage Changes
  • Fact Sheet
• Health Alert Network Message 21-17: Reminder New 2-Week COVID-19 Request Form Due Today (2-26-21) at 1 PM
• Health Alert Network Message 21-16: Change to Online COVID19 Vaccine Request Process & New Submission Deadline Date
• Health Alert Network Message 21-15: Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery in Light of Adverse Weather Conditions
• Health Alert Network Message 21-14: Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
  • Attestation Form (English)
  • Attestation Form (Spanish)
  • Attestation Form (Vietnamese)
• Health Alert Network Message 21-13: COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Update, Second Dose Intervals, & Sixth Doses in Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Vials
• Health Alert Network Message 21- 12: Proper COVID-19 Vaccine Storage & Handling to Minimize Wastage & Information on an Online Training for Providers on COVID-19 Vaccine Storage & Handling
• Health Alert Network Message 21-11: Preparing for Potential Anaphylaxis Management After a COVID-19 Vaccination
• Health Alert Network Message 21-10: Letter to Louisiana COVID19 Enrolled Sites Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Priorities
• Health Alert Network Message 21-09: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the U.S.
• Health Alert Network Message 21-08: Information on Online COVID-19 Vaccine Requests
• Health Alert Network Message 21-07: Viral Transport Media (VTM) Available from OPH
• Health Alert Network Message 21-06: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Management
  • Attachment: Memorandum on Patient Discrimination
• Health Alert Network Message 21-05: Important Information about BinaxNOW Antigen Test Supplies
• Health Alert Network Message 21-04: Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines Receiving & Storage from Direct Delivery
  • Attachment
• Health Alert Network Message 21-03: Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines Receiving & Storage from Morris & Dickson
  • Attachment
• Health Alert Network Message 21-02: SARS CoV-2 Variant Message for Labs
• Health Alert Network Message 21-01: COVID-19 Vaccine Request Form
  • Attachment

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2022 Health Alert Network Messages

2020 Health Alert Network Messages