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• Bypass 'high traffic waiting room' VAMS by using separate login link.
• Create a Closed Pod Clinic (Limited Service Group) in VAMS tied to specific organizations registered in VAMS to only allow them to schedule appointments in your clinic.
• Transition VAMS clinics to CT WiZ- If your clinic is using VAMS and wants to transition to CT WiZ to document vaccinations, submit a helpdesk ticket with your PIN and expected date of transition.  A meeting will be scheduled to review the process and expectations.
  • Transition Business Process
• Appointment Scheduling: Now a maximum of 25 clinics appear for Recipients to choose from when scheduling appointments.

VAMS System Enhancements

• Release 2.3 3/26/21
  • Message recipients, Edit recipient records
• Release 2.2 3/13/21
  • Specify vaccine type clinic, Add 1st dose for walk-ins
• Release 2.1 2/27/21
  • Control Clinic Appts, Export List of Recipients
• Release 2.0 2/20/21
  • Edit Vaccination Records, Add Recipient email/cell and 1st dose
• Release 1.6 2/13/21
  • Schedule Future Appts, Create VAMS Accts, Establish Closed Pods
• Release 1.5 2/6/21
  • Add new recipients w/o email or cell, Additional Clinic Reports

Forms

• Add VAMS Clinics Form (mobile, pop-up, etc)
• Recipient Prevaccination Screening Form 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) VAMS Training Materials

• Visit the COVID-19 VAMS website to find user manuals, training demos, quick reference sheets and FAQs.
• Visit the COVID-19 VaccineFinder website for information on inventory supply reporting.

  • VaccineFinder Info Sheet

• Indicate which vaccine product /dose your clinic is offering: Use the options on the Clinic Setup screen to let Recipients know which vaccine product & dose # your clinic has.
• Schedule 2nd dose appointments: Review these tips on how to set up and manage your schedule for future dose appointments.
• Create specific dose/vaccine clinics: Have separate clinics for 1st dose and 2nd dose. Put the dose # and vaccine in your clinic name. Ex. 2nd Dose Moderna Clinic. Set clinic reservations to 100%.  Submit an Additional VAMS clinics form.
• VAMS Emails: Review Troubleshooting tips to ensure you receive VAMS emails and find additional help with registration.
• Third Party /Organization portals: Always use a new Template to populate, save and upload. Do not use previously saved templates.
• Have extra doses to document? Follow the Extra Doses Guidance

• VAMS Information Sheet
• VAMS Roles & Responsibilities
• Clinic FAQs
• COVID-19 Vaccination Program Glossary of Terms

• Clinic Administrator Process
• Inventory Manager Process
• Healthcare Professional Process
• Front Desk Process
• Employer/Organization Coordinator Process
• Recipient Process

• Types of Clinics
  • Standard, Mobile, Pop-up Guidance
  • Third Party Set-up
  • Third Party Clinic Instructions
  • Closed Pod for Education Sector
• Scheduling Set-up Quick Guide
• Documenting Vaccinations Quick Guide
• 2d barcode scanners
• Clinic Appointment Reservations Guide

• Changing Point of Contact/Clinic Administrator
• Extra Doses Process
• Transferring COVID-19 Doses
• Adjust Inventory for Wastage

• VAMS Overview 
• Types of Clinics
• Clinic Administrator/Inventory Manager
• Clinic Front Desk and Healthcare Professional
• Reports in CT WiZ and VAMS