Veterinary hospitals are essential business and veterinary team members are essential personnel during this State of Emergency and Stay at Home Order.COVID 19 Information and ResourcesAn interactive, online program co-sponsored by MVMA and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. "COVID-19 Veterinary Conversations: Navigating the Pandemic Together" - May 20, 2020, 12:00 PM Board of Registration of Veterinary Medicine https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-veterinary-medicine Board of Registration of Veterinary Medicine - COVID-19 Veterinary Essential Services https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-veterinary-essential-services/download CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/veterinarians.html COVID-19 Veterinary Industry Summit AVMA resources https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/covid-19 NAVTA resources https://www.navta.net/page/COVID19 AAVSB Updates https://www.aavsb.org/news/article/83 MA Dept of Labor https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-labor-and-workforce-development Mass.gov Resources
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Available Ventilators The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) has created an online form to collect information of veterinary hospitals with available ventilators that could be used by human hospitals if needed due to COVID-19. Please use the link below to list equipment you would be willing to offer to load.
The MVTA and the MVMA have both sent emails urging Governor Baker and his team to include veterinary hospitals and members of the veterinary health care team as essential in the event a state of emergency shelter in place order is declared. The AVMA and NAVTA have both issued press releases on this important topic. The links to each of these documents are listed below. MVTA Letter to Governor BakerNAVTA Essential PersonnelAVMA Veterinary Practices as Essential Businesses3/23/2020 Executive Stay at Home Order3/23/20 List of exempt essential services
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