As we learn more about COVID-19, recommendations and guidance are updated frequently. Please check back often.
COVID-19 Vaccine Providers
Planning and guidance for providing COVID-19 vaccine.
On this page:
Supplemental guidance documents
Forms and templates
Vaccine fact sheets
Additional resources
Interim COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Guide (PDF)
Updated 5/12/22
Required Training for Registered COVID-19 Vaccine Providers
Updated 5/12/22
Required Training for Registered COVID-19 Vaccine Providers
- Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
Adolescent vaccine administration tips, including ideas for reaching the most disadvantaged. - Preparing to Vaccinate Young Children: COVID-19
Tips to prepare for vaccinating children 5-11 years, particularly for sites that do not routinely provide vaccination services to younger populations. - COVID-19 Vaccine Equity in Minnesota
Equity metrics that support the goal of reaching communities hit hardest by COVID-19. - COVID-19 Vaccine Second Dose Guidance
Provider guidance about the importance of second doses, completing a series you did not start, and managing inventory. - COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Updates
Weekly COVID-19 vaccine provider bulletins. - MIIC User Guidance and Training Resources
How-to guides and training videos for the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC). - COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Registration
Vaccine providers must sign a federal COVID-19 vaccination agreement and enroll with their state immunization program to receive vaccine. Enrolled vaccination providers will get COVID-19 vaccines from their state immunization program. Vaccines will not be available for purchase.
Supplemental guidance documents
- Vaccination at Satellite, Temporary, or Off-site Locations (PDF)
Previously posted as provider guide appendix D.
Updated 12/22/21
- Checklist for Vaccination at Satellite, Temporary, or Off-site Locations (PDF)
Checklist to use for planning and running a mobile vaccination site.
3/15/22
- Transporting COVID-19 Vaccines (PDF)
Guidelines and considerations for transporting, storing, and handling COVID-19 vaccines.
Updated 7/8/21 - Preparing COVID-19 Vaccines for Administration (PDF)
Considerations for preparing, withdrawing, and labeling COVID-19 vaccines.
Updated 7/8/21 - COVID-19 Vaccine: Redistribution and Off-site Vaccination Guide (PDF)
Many vaccine providers will need to redistribute COVID-19 vaccine after they receive it from the manufacturer/federal government. MDH has specific requirements for anyone redistributing COVID vaccine. Includes optional Vaccine Transfer Record form for your own documentation.
Updated 3/2/21 - COVID-19 Vaccine Temperature Monitoring Devices (PDF)
Recommended types and features of continuous temperature monitoring devices for storing COVID-19 vaccine.
2/18/21 - COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Site Planning Guide (PDF)
This guide can be used when planning large vaccination sites, especially when several organizations are involved.
4/1/21 - Best Practices for Labeling Vaccine (PDF)
Guidance on labeling individual syringes for mass vaccination.
4/1/21 - MIIC Data Quality and Provider Outreach (PDF)
Previously posted as provider guide appendix E.
Updated 12/22/21
- Reporting Nonviable COVID-19 Vaccine to MIIC (PDF)
Updated 10/29/21
This guide describes how to use the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) to report nonviable (i.e., expired or spoiled) or lost COVID-19 vaccine. We strongly prefer you submit this information via MIIC. If your organization is not able to use the preferred method of reporting, you may use the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Nonviable Vaccine Form (PDF) (Updated 4/22/21).
Forms and templates
- Vaccine Temperature Monitoring and Documentation Form (PDF)
Temperature monitoring form to keep for your records.
9/1/21 - Template: COVID-19 Screening and Agreement (Word)
Screening and agreement template for clinics/sites to use before giving COVID-19 vaccine. May not be appropriate for all providers.
Updated 5/5/22
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Amharic (PDF)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Arabic (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Chinese (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in French (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Hmong (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Karen (PDF)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Lao (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Oromo (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Russian (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Somali (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Spanish (Word)
- Template: COVID-19 Screening Agreement in Vietnamese (Word)
Vaccine protocol templates:
- COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine DO NOT DILUTE (Gray Cap) (Word)
- COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine (Purple Cap) (Word)
- COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for 5 to 11 Years (Orange Cap) (Word)
- COVID-19 Moderna mRNA1273 Vaccine (Word)
- COVID-19 Janssen Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine (Word)
Vaccine fact sheets
Vaccine recipients or their caregivers must receive information consistent with the “Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers” for the appropriate vaccine type prior to the individual receiving each dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
- FDA: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Fact sheet for recipients and caregivers available in many languages. For additional translations:- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Amharic
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Karen
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Lao
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Oromo
- FDA: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Fact sheet for recipients and caregivers available in many languages. For additional translations:- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Amharic
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Karen
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Lao
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Oromo
- FDA: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
Fact sheet for recipients and caregivers available in many languages. For additional translations:- Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Amharic
- Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Karen
- Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Lao
- Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers - Oromo
Additional Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccination Clinical & Professional Resources
U.S. vaccination plans, recommendations, and more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). - CDC guidance for infection prevention and control considerations following COVID-19 vaccination see:
- V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker
CDC smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination:- V-safe Print Resources
Information sheet and flyers in multiple languages.
- V-safe Print Resources