Reminder that the demographics fields (gender, race, and ethnicity) in the Person-Level (Event-Level) Vaccination Forms will become required in order to save and submit data as of Monday, October 24, 2022.
These fields will be required for all individuals without an end date or discharge date. These fields will not be required for individuals who are no longer in the facility (i.e., those with an end date or discharge date). Please keep in mind that you may select ‘Unknown’ if you are unable to obtain this information.
NHSN Resources: Person-Level Vaccination Forms
Training:
CSV Materials:
- Variable description and file layout for event-level (person-level) vaccination forms [PDF – 213 KB] – October 2022
- .CSV File Template for LTCF Residents [XLS – 17 KB] – October 2022
- Example .CSV File for LTCF Residents [XLS – 18 KB] – October 2022
- .CSV File Template for LTCF HCP [XLS – 17 KB] – October 2022
- Example .CSV File for LTCF HCP [XLS – 18 KB] – October 2022
If you have any questions, please reach out to nhsn@cdc.gov and include the subject line “Person-Level Vaccination Forms”.