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COVID-19 EUA Recipient/Caregiver VIS Code Set update March 10, 2021
The CDC VIS Code Set incorporates codes for COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheets.
CDC Authored VIS documents will not be available for COVID-19 vaccines while under Emergency Use Authorization. Under EUA, the FDA requires a vaccine-specific Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (EUA Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheet) be provided to vaccine recipients or their caregivers (similar to Vaccine Information Statements for licensed vaccines). Each EUA Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheet is developed by the manufacturer and authorized by the FDA. The COVID-19 vaccine related codes in this code set release are provided in anticipation of potential vaccine availability under Emergency Use Authorization. If the vaccines are not authorized, these codes will be retired.
Release Notes:
The following COVID-19 Vaccine updates are effective 03/10/2021:
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine – New Edition of the EUA Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheet dated 02/25/2021
The Edition Date has been changed to 02/25/2021
The Last Updated date has been changed to 03/10/2021
The Barcode string has not been changed
The URL has not changed
The above updates impact the following code files and tables:
- CVX Mapped to VIS
- VIS Barcode Lookup Table
Additional COVID-19 Special Releases with advance preview codes will be provided as other COVID-19 vaccines near their Emergency Use Authorization request submissions to FDA, or update their EUA Fact Sheets.
Important Considerations:
The CDC is working to facilitate documentation of having provided an EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (EUA Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheet) in electronic medical records/immunization information systems. As such, the VIS code set is being used to provide the EUA Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheet codes for EHRs/EMRs for use in a manner analogous to the electronic system and workflow documentation of VIS. As with VIS documents, the COVID-19 Vaccine Recipient/Caregiver Fact Sheets may incorporate the CDC’s scannable 2D barcode in the Fact Sheet document. The numeric string for a CDC 2D barcode is included for each EUA Fact Sheet record in the data code set for this release.
