Jill White Jill White

Temporary Authorization for Paramedics Working with Ambulance Services to Administer Flu Vaccine

The Commissioner of Public Health has issued an Order, under her authority pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94C, § 7(g) and 105 CMR 700.003(H) of the Drug Control Program (DCP) regulations, to temporarily enlarge the pool of authorized vaccinators to include all paramedics working in conjunction with their ambulance services (not only those working for Department-approved mobile integrated health (MIH) and community EMS programs (CEMS)) for administration of flu vaccine only, to those age 3 and older. Her Order also extends this temporary authorization to medical students and nursing students.

Ambulance services and the paramedics who are authorized under this Order may administer vaccine in accordance the Order, the DCP guidance under this Order, as well as the Special Protocol issued today for this limited-period flu vaccine administration authority only. (Note that MIH and CEMS paramedics are authorized by 105 CMR 700.003(A)(4) to administer flu and other vaccines as determined by the Department to persons 18 and older, and they do so in accordance with their MIH or CEMS program’s medical director’s protocols for such vaccine administration. For MIH and CEMS paramedics, this Order applies to enable them to now administer flu vaccine to persons 3 years and older.)

Please find attached the following documents issued today:

  • The Commissioner’s Order

  • The DCP Guidance

  • The Special Protocol

For any questions with regard to this temporary authorization for paramedics to administer flu vaccine, please contact jon.burstein@mass.gov.

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Jill White Jill White

From the CDC: Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

From Mass DPH:


“The purpose of this communication is to share with you that we have confirmed Massachusetts’ first case of 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), identified in Boston, and to provide you with the most up-to-date guidance regarding patient screening and health department notification procedures. From Mass DPH

We reiterate that the risk to Massachusetts residents at this time remains low.

Please read and share the attached Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents with your colleagues and organizations.     

Following the clinical evaluation, contact the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) 24/7 at (617) 983-6800 for assistance in determining if the patient meets the criteria of a Person Under Investigation (PUI) requiring testing.​

DPH has launched a new website that provides up-to-date information on the status of 2019-nCoV for all clinicians and residents:  https://www.mass.gov/2019coronavirus”

CDC HAN 47 Update 2019—nCov 02 01 2020

 



 

Identify and Asses 2019-nCov

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Man Returning from Wuhan China is First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Massachusetts



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