COVID-19 Resources
Posted on December 11, 2021
Updated August 2022
For Latest on COVID-19: Visit the CDC Info Pages
Upcoming Vaccine Clinics — August and September 2022
COVID-19 Treatment Updates August 2022 — Maine CDC
AAP COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
AAP Critical Updates on COVID-19: Email COVID-19@aap.org for questions or comments related to the pandemic.
Maine Health and Human Services Coronavirus Resources
Maine residents can now order additional free COVID-19 tests through Project ACT: Get your tests now!
When to Quarantine and Isolate:
Use the CDC’s COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation calculator to decide when, and for how long, people with COVID-19 and close contacts need to stay home, get tested, and wear a well-fitting mask.
Decision Pathways for Children with COVID-19 Symptoms or Exposures
Guidance for Child Care Settings
Return to Sports and Physical Activity:
Pediatric Clearance to Begin Return to Activity following COVID-19 Infection: Children under 12 need to adhere to the same guidelines for getting cleared (i.e. page one of the letter), but once they are cleared, they do NOT need to follow the structured return to play required of kids ages 13 and older.
Return to Play After COVID-19 Infection
Return to Sports and Physical Activity
Social Support:
AccessMaine Online Resource Guide
COVID-19 Community Services Referral Form: Social Support services are available to ensure that people affected by COVID-19 can safely isolate and quarantine. Use one form per household and services will be provided by location. The more information we have the better able we are to serve the household.
Referral Services for Families with Young Children
Vaccines:
AAP COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Toolkit Updated AAP
AAP Policy: COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents
Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics through Pediatric Practices
COVID-19 Vaccine Checklist for Kids
COVID-19 Vaccination Community Clinic Application
COVID-19 Vaccine Education Effort Videos — AD Council & CDC
COVID-19 Vaccine in Children and Adolescent — Pediatrics Journal
Getting Vaccinated for COVID 19: Youth 6 months – 17 years old
Greater than COVID Digital Toolkit
Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccine Video Series
Novavax: The CDC has endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)’s recommendation of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as a two-dose primary series vaccination in adults ages 18 and older. Novavax is the first COVID-19 protein subunit vaccine that the CDC has recommended for use in the United States. We encourage providers to administer Novavax only to patients who are unable to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Novavax is not currently authorized for use as a booster dose.
Protecting your child with the COVID-19 vaccine
The Science Behind COVID-19 Vaccines: Parent FAQs
Clinical Guidelines:
Best Practices for Telemedicine Physical Exams
Clinical Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination
Clinical Management of Children with COVID-19 — NIH
COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment in Maine: A Video Series Primer for Prescribes
COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation in Pediatric Practices
COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics for Providers
FAQs: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
Interim Clinical Considerations — CDC
Interim Clinical Considerations for COVID-19 Treatment in Outpatients — CDC
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Clinical Practice Guidelines
Vaccine Information for Providers — Maine CDC
Updated COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Practice Management:
Guidance to Maine Pediatricians/Family Physicians Concerning Increased Risk for Child Maltreatment
Pediatric Practice Management Tips During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Well Child Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Telehealth:
The AAP continues to advocate for immediate changes to Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurers so that pediatricians can provide and be paid for telehealth care services. To support these policy changes, the AAP has developed a new resource, AAP Guidance: Telehealth Payer Policy in Response to COVID-19, which outlines policy changes aiming to alleviate barriers to telehealth care. In addition, see how your state’s telehealth policies have changed. Also, be sure to review this telehealth compendium for tools and resources to support your efforts.
Schools:
Data on COVID-19 vaccination rates for youth by school administrative unit (SAU): These data help school communities make decisions for their schools and guide efforts to increase vaccination rates.
How Schools and Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs Can Support COVID-19 Vaccination
Maine Department of Education (DOE) Toolkit
Cases:
COVID-19 and Children Data Report: Tracks the number of children infected with COVID-19 by state.
Maine CDC’s COVID-19 Data Website: Data on COVID-19 can be filtered by age, gender, county, and outcome.
Long COVID:
COVID Is More Like Smoking Than the Flu — The Atlantic
Does Omicron hit kids harder? Scientists are trying to find out — Nature
Living with “Long-Haul” COVID-19
Long COVID Kids: Learn more about long COVID and spread awareness.
Long COVID Support: Read stories and find other resources to support those with long COVID.
Long-Haul COVID-19 in Children and Teens
RECOVER: Join a study near you to help scientists understand long COVID.
Young People and Long Covid — John Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Advocacy:
COVID-19 Impacts on Department of Health and Human Services tracker
National AAP #CallYourPediatrician campaign: The campaign aims to reach parents with timely reminders that going to the pediatrician, even during COVID-19, is important and safe.