Important update: Healthcare facilities
CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination. Learn more
UPDATE
Given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, CDC has updated the guidance for fully vaccinated people. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Children should return to full-time in-person learning in the fall with layered prevention strategies in place.
UPDATE
The White House announced that vaccines will be required for international travelers coming into the United States, with an effective date of November 8, 2021. For purposes of entry into the United States, vaccines accepted will include FDA approved or authorized and WHO Emergency Use Listing vaccines. More information is available here.
UPDATE
Travel requirements to enter the United States are changing, starting November 8, 2021. More information is available here.

Training for Healthcare Professionals

Training for Healthcare Professionals
Updated Nov. 1, 2021
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Search COVID-19 Trainings on TRAIN

Find COVID-19 trainings on vaccination, infection control, self-care, and other topics via TRAIN. Note: Links to non-CDC courses do not constitute an endorsement by CDC. Only courses offered by CDC course providers have been verified and approved by CDC.

Varied formats: COVID-19 Trainings on TRAIN

Learn COVID-19 Basics

Learn about COVID-19 vaccination, case investigation and contact tracing, healthcare infection control, and testing. Some courses in the plans offer free CE.

Varied formats: COVID-19 Training Plans

Review the Latest Science

Stay up to date with the latest COVID-19 science from CDC. Episodes cover vaccine effectiveness by vaccine type, long-term symptoms, mental health concerns, and more.

Podcasts: MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing

 

Vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccine Training and Education: Who Needs to Be Trained

Find trainings for workers who prepare and administer vaccine, protect the vaccine cold chain, input vaccination data, and ensure vaccine recipients receive documentation of vaccination. Trainings are organized by professional qualifications.

Self-paced online courses: COVID-19 Vaccine Training and Education: Who Needs to Be Trained

COVID-19 Vaccine Training: General Overview of Immunization Best Practices for Healthcare Providers

Learn about COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization and safety as well as vaccine storage, handling, administration, and reporting. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: COVID-19 Vaccine Training

Pfizer-BioNTech (COMIRNATY) COVID-19 Vaccine: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

Learn about the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and guidance from the manufacturer. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Pfizer-BioNTech (COMIRNATY) COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

Learn about the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Moderna, Inc., based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and guidance from the manufacturer. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (Johnson & Johnson): What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

Learn about the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and guidance from the manufacturer. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

Pregnant During a Pandemic: What the Data Says about COVID-19 and the Vaccine

Learn what we know about the disease and getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy.

Webinar: Pregnant During a Pandemic

COVID-19 Vaccination and Children: Answering Parents’ Questions

Learn how to talk to families about vaccinating children against COVID-19.

Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccination and Children

Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds: Vaccine Confidence

Learn ways to increase vaccine confidence among healthcare professionals and how two counties launched COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Free CE.

Webinar: Vaccine Confidence

COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series

Learn about COVID-19 vaccination topics. Webinars cover how to become a vaccination provider, host a vaccination clinic, and administer more than one vaccine on the same day. Other topics include vaccine safety, vaccine storage and transport, and best practices to prevent vaccine administration errors. Free CE.

Webinars: COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series

Clinical Care and Infection Control

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls

Learn the latest clinical information and guidance about COVID-19. Recent COCA Calls cover COVID-19 booster vaccines, COVID-19 and flu vaccination, and post-COVID conditions. Some COCA Calls offer free CE.

Webinars: Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls

Project Firstline Inside Infection Control Series

Learn about basic infection control practices to prevent COVID-19. Topics include injection safety, personal protective equipment (PPE), environmental cleaning, and hand hygiene. Free CE.

Videos: Project Firstline Inside Infection Control Series

COVID-19 Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities

Learn how to protect nursing home and long-term care facility residents from COVID-19.

Webinars: COVID-19 Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities

Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course

Learn best practices for infection prevention and control in nursing homes. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course

Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)

Application and Integration of NPIs into Pre-Pandemic Influenza Planning, Preparedness, and Response

Learn about NPIs to help slow the spread of pandemic flu. Some of the pandemic flu NPI training is applicable to COVID-19. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Application and Integration of NPIs into Pre-Pandemic Influenza Planning, Preparedness, and Response

The Science of Social Distancing: Part 1

Learn about the science on social distancing, strategies to support it, and how findings from past pandemics — as well as the current one — can shape responses today.

Webinar: The Science of Social Distancing: Part 1

The Science of Social Distancing: Part 2

Learn more about social distancing. Topics include benefit-risk analysis of social/physical distancing strategies, including for vulnerable populations; strategies for mitigating mental health impacts; and what science is available to guide eventual relaxation of measures.

Webinar: The Science of Social Distancing: Part 2

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Psychological First Aid

Learn how psychological first aid can help you promote safety, connectedness, and hope in times of crisis. Free CE.

Webinar: Psychological First Aid

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication

Learn how to communicate in a public health emergency. Topics include the psychology of a crisis, messages and audiences, and community engagement. Free CE.

Webinar: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication

Public Health Emergency Law Online Training

Learn how to make informed legal decisions related to emergency preparedness and response.

Self-paced online course: Public Health Emergency Law Online Training

Law and Epidemic Emergency Preparedness (LEEP)

Learn about legal issues during epidemics and ways to reduce barriers to an effective response.

Self-paced online course: Law and Epidemic Emergency Preparedness (LEEP)

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Learn about NIMS, the Incident Command System (ICS), and National Response Framework.

Self-paced online course: National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Additional Topics

Contact Tracing

Learn about contact tracing and case investigation for COVID-19.

Varied formats: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training​ and Resources

Health Equity

Learn about the importance of addressing social determinants of health and health disparities related to COVID-19.

Webinar: Advancing Health Equity

Self-Care

Learn tools to manage stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout.

Webinars: Self-Care Modules

Nurses on Shift Work and Long Hours

Learn ways to reduce workplace fatigue and stay healthy. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Nurses on Shift Work and Long Hours

Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses

Learn about the scope and nature of violence in the healthcare setting. Free CE.

Self-paced online course: Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses

COVID-19 in Animals

Learn about COVID-19 in animals and other One Health topics related to the pandemic. Free CE.

Webinars: COVID-19 in Animals

External Trainings