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Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination
Long-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data, positive cases and hospitalizations for residents and vaccinations for healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN.
Announcements and Trainings
Timestamps in NHSN
Since February 2024, timestamps in the NHSN application (such as “date created” and “date last modified” fields) have displayed Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the international time standard.
- To convert UTC to Eastern Time: Input the UTC calendar date and time into an online UTC time converter.
The new UTC timestamp will have no impact on data submission deadlines. Local time remains in place for data submission deadlines.
No action is needed by NHSN users.
For more information on UTC, please see the following document: UTC Guidance Document_508 (cdc.gov) [PDF – 269 KB]
LTCF September 2024 Pre-Release Updates [PDF – 167 KB] – September 2024
LTCF October 2024 Post-Release Updates [PDF – 127 KB] – October 2024
Topic: Reporting Annual Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Data through NHSN (Long-term Care Facilities)
Initial webinar: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for the initial webinar on November 19:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3AMj__gqSkarSwKquC-T3A
Topic: NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination Updates
Initial Webinar: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar on December 11:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_XUstZ8zQTRG5WqqygPwShA
Topic: Reporting Annual Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Data through NHSN (Long-term Care Facilities)
Webinar replay: Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for the webinar replay on December 3:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_84q-qGZ3RHWOxlL7jhnPhQ
Topic: NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination Updates
Webinar replay: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for the webinar replay on January 7:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Sd8zLQXEQCWl9vKCrfJcpw#/registration
LTCF Resident
- LTCF Weekly RPV Summary Protocol for Residents [PDF – 300 KB] – September 2024
- Weekly Respiratory Pathogen and Vaccination Summary for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (57.218) [PDF – 216 KB] September 2024
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 356 KB] – September 2024
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LTCF Healthcare Personnel
- LTCF Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol for HCP [PDF – 350 KB] – September 2024
- Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Cumulative Summary (Form 57.219) (cdc.gov) – January 2024
- Table of Instructions (57.219) – January 2024
Weekly RPV Summary Group and Facility Upload CSV Instructions [PDF – 889 KB] – September 2024
LTCF Resident
Variable Description and File Layout [PDF – 161 KB] – September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 375 B] – September 2024
LTCF Healthcare Personnel
Variable Description and File Layout [PDF – 303 KB]– September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 534 B] – September 2024
Person Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms: a How To Guide [PDF – 3 MB]– September 2024
LTCF Resident
Optional Person Level Reporting of Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination for Long Term Care Residents (Form 57.216) [PDF – 264 KB] – September 2024
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 314 KB]– September 2024
LTCF Healthcare Personnel
Optional Person Level Reporting of Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Personnel (Form 57.217) [PDF – 270 KB]– September 2024
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 357 KB]– September 2024
Note: All data collection forms are print-only.
Person Level Group and Facility Upload CSV Instructions [PDF – 764 KB]
LTCF Resident
Variable Description and File layout [PDF – 305 KB] – September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 1 KB] – September 2024
LTCF Healthcare Personnel
Variable Description and File layout [PDF – 305 KB] – September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 1 KB] – September 2024
