COVID-19 Vaccination Information

• Ohio Vaccine Preparedness Office Weekly Update 5/24/21

Past Weekly Updates

State Medical Director for EMS Guidance

• Be Part of the Solution: Vax Up 1/12/21
• Legislated COVID-19 Contingency Measures for Ohio EMS 11/25/20
• The surge in COVID-19 cases 11/10/20
• Administration of Vaccinations by EMS Providers 9/03/20
• Updated CDC Guidance for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel 7/20/20
• Updated Critical COVID-19 Information 7/17/20

Ohio Division of EMS Guidance

• End to Minimum Staffing 6/18/21
• COVID-19 Vaccinations by Ohio EMS Personnel – Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Edition 03/08/21
• COVID-19 Vaccinations by Ohio EMS Personnel – Moderna Edition 01/04/21
• COVID-19 Vaccinations by Ohio EMS Personnel – Pfizer BioNTech Edition 12/21/20

Ohio Dept. of Health Guidance

• COVID-19 testing of personnel providing non-urgent medical transportation for nursing home residents 10/15/20
• EMS Response to Nursing Homes, Shelters, ECFs, SUD Treatment Centers, Corrections Centers, Group Homes, and Other Facilities 6/5/20
• Guidance for Utilizing and Optimizing PPE 6/5/20
• Bioquell Ambulance Decontamination 6/5/20

CDC Guidance

• Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 6/5/20
• Return to Duty Guidelines for Critical Infrastructure Workers 6/5/20

Misc

• Online Training Opportunities for Ohio's First Responders 6/5/20

EMS and fire certificates that expired March 9, 2020 through April 1, 2021, are extended until July 1, 2021. The extension will be added to all impacted certificates. Certificate holders who have met requirements to renew may file renewal application(s) online.

The extension does not change your certification expiration date or continuing education requirements for the current or next certification cycle. Information will be sent to impacted certificate holders and posted on this site.