COVID-19 Resources
Important Websites for COVID-19 Information
Staying Safer During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The following documents provide information about how to stay safer in everyday situations when people are unable to quarantine or isolate indefinitely.
ChiTracing Videos
Youtube Playlist: Vaccine Education Week
YouTube Playlist: Contact Tracing
View this playlist to learn more about contact tracing and the ChiTracing initiative.
YouTube Playlist: Risk Communication for CHWs
View this playlist to watch a 5-part training about risk communication.
Vaccines
Post-Vaccination COVID Safe Behavior
Below are resources about precautions you should you still be taking post-vaccination. For the most up to date information, check the CDC guidelines for fully vaccinated people and continue to follow your local state and city’s guidelines. The May 18, 2021 Chicago Department of Public Health statement on updated mask guidance can be found here.
In general, people are considered fully vaccinated:
- 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
- 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
If you don’t meet these requirements, regardless of your age, you are NOT fully vaccinated. Keep taking all precautions until you are fully vaccinated.
- CDC: Choosing Safer Activities
- CDC: Elegir actividades más seguras
- CDC: Choosing Safer Activities (Simplified Chinese)
- Now that You're Vaccinated Guide (University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman School of Public Health)
- Guía: Ahora que Estás Vacunado (University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman School of Public Health)
Frequently Asked Questions (CDPH)
Frequently asked questions documents from the Chicago Department of Public Health
Vaccine Communication Best Practices and Toolkits
These resources may be helpful to you if you need resources about communicating information and doing outreach about the vaccines.
- FDA Approval Messaging Toolkit
- CDC Vaccine Communications Toolkit
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals (CDPH)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Message Maps (2-22-21, CDPH)
- Marco De Mensajería De Vacunas COVID-19 (22-2-21, CDPH)
- A COMMUNICATOR’S GUIDE TO COVID-19 VACCINATION
- Communicating about the COVID-19 vaccines:Guidance and sample messages for public health practitioners
- The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination:Planning Recommendations Informed by Design Thinking and the Social, Behavioral,and Communication Sciences (John Hopkins)
- Building Vaccine Confidence Through Community Engagement (American Psychological Association)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Communication: Applying Behavioral and Social Science to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Foster Vaccine Confidence (National Institutes of Health)
- Changing the COVID Conversation: a lexicon for communicating the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic
- A Communicator’s Tip Sheet for COVID-19 Vaccination (National Institutes of Health)
- Language that Works to Improve Vaccine Acceptance (De Beaumont)
Recorded Webinars
Below are recordings for webinars that you may find helpful.
Where to Look for Live Webinars
We recommend these resources to find upcoming webinars on this topic.
About Health Equity
These resources provide a bit of context on what health equity is and how it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. We need vaccine equity across all demographic categories, including race/ethnicity, sex, age, disability status, etc. Understanding the barriers to obtaining a vaccine is essential for identifying a strategy that will be effective in addressing disparities in vaccine uptake.
Data Resources
Below are resources that may be helpful in tracking or assessing COVID-19 equity nationally in the United States.
Strategizing Equitable Allocation
Below are several resources for planning and executing equitable vaccine distribution. Among these resources are those from the National Academies Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, which was created by experts across the nation to assist policymakers in the U.S. and global health communities in planning for equitable allocation of vaccines against COVID-19. Please also refer to the communications best practices that are in the “vaccine hesitancy and communications” in order to strategize how to best communicate with populations of interest.
- Major Elements of the Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine (National Academies)
- Highlights: Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine (National Academies)
- Recommendations: Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine (National Academies)
- Report: Supporting an Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine(Duke)
- How are States Addressing Racial Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts? (Kaiser Family Foundation)
- How Counties Can Prepare for Equitable and Efficient Vaccine Distribution (National Association of Counties)
Information about Uninsured and Undocumented Populations
Below are two fact sheets to help both patients and providers better understand their rights and responsibilities regarding access to COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines are free. Anyone without health insurance, no matter their immigration status is eligible. Providers may request a Social Security Number and/or government ID, but it is not required. Visit the HHS general website for more information.
COVID-19 Basics and Prevention
COVID-19 Basics
Basic information about COVID-19 symptoms and preventive measures.
Información Basico de COVID-19
Información básico sobre COVID-19 y como prevenir infección.
Fact Sheets in Multiple Languages
Fact sheets with basic information about COVID-19 are available in the following languages.
Information for Households
Preventing COVID-19 transmission at home
Information on how to prevent COVID-19 transmission in the household and getting the resources your loved ones may need.
- Create a family protect plan (City of Chicago)
- Who is at high risk? (Illinois Unidos)
- Distancing and Disinfecting at home (The Collaboratory)
- How do I quarantine properly? (Illinois Unidos)
- When is it safe to come out of quarantine? (Illinois Unidos)
- Renters Rights: Know about Tenant Lockouts (DOH)
- Unstable Housing (The Collaboratory)
- Information for People who are Undocumented (The Collaboratory)
- Immigrants: Know Your Rights (by Protecting Immigrant Families)
- Information for People Experiencing Interpersonal Violence (The Collaboratory)
Información para el hogar.
Información sobre cómo prevenir COVID en el hogar y obtener los recursos que necesita.
- Crea un plan para proteger su familia (Ciudad de Chicago)
- Quien corre un riesgo mayor? (Illinois Unidos)
- Distanciamiento y Desinfección En El Hogar (The Collaboratory)
- Como me aisle Como es debido? (Illinois Unidos)
- Cuando es seguro dejar de hacer cuarentena? (Illinois Unidos)
- Derechos de inquilinos residenciales: bloqueos (DOH)
- COVID y Viviendas Inestables- preguntas freq. (The Collaboratory)
- COVID y Ser Indocumentado- preguntas freq. (The Collaboratory)
- Inmigrantes: conozca sus derechos (por Protecting Immigrant Families)
- COVID y Violencia Interpersonal- preguntas freq. (The Collaboratory)
Information for the Workplace
COVID-19 Information for Workplaces
Information on how to prevent COVID-19 transmission in the workplace.
Información para el trabajo
Información sobre cómo prevenir COVID en el lugar de trabajo.
Testing and Healthcare
Information about testing and when to seek medical care.
Information about Testing and Healthcare
Information about Testing and Healthcare
Información sobre la prueba de COVID y atención médica
Información sobre la prueba de COVID-19 y atención médica
Decision Tree: Should I Get Tested?
The infographic is available in the following languages. If you are able to translate this document into a language not featured, please contact us.
COVID-19 and Influenza
Information about the flu and COVID-19
How is COVID-19 different from the flu? And why is the flu vaccine so important this year?
Información de COVID-19 y la influenza
¿En qué se diferencia COVID-19 de la gripe? ¿Y por qué es tan importante vacunarse contra la gripe este año?