COVID-19

Vaccine Temperature Monitoring: New Paper Temperature Logs Available To ensure that the vaccine at your site is viable when administered to patients, consistent temperature monitoring is an important part of participating in the program. Our program requires sites to maintain active and passive monitoring. The passive...

J&J/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Expiration May 6, 2023 This is a reminder that all remaining doses of J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States will expire on May 6, 2023.  All channels should prepare to clear their COVID-19 vaccine inventory of J&J/Janssen and discontinue further administration of this vaccine.The CDC COVID-19...

Novavax 10 Dose Vials Unavailable to Order After 4/5/2023 April 5 will be the last date to order 10 dose vials of Novavax. These doses will be short-dated, with an expiration date of 4/30/23. After 4/30, please discard all Novavax doses. To maintain a non-mRNA vaccine option...

Minimum Ordering Quantity Reduction The minimum order quantity for bivalent Moderna 6mo - 5yr old (NDC 80777-0283-99) vaccine is being reduced to 20 doses per order. As a reminder, one carton of this vaccine contains 20 doses in 10 two-dose vials.Because ancillary supplies are packed well...

Moderna Monovalent Products Set to Expire PDPH has some important updates to share regarding Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna-10 and Moderna-5 monovalent products for individuals aged 6 and older are set to expire in early April. There will not be any additional shelf-life extensions for these products. The...

COVID Updates: Enrollment & VaccineFinder Inventory Enrollment Starting March 1, 2023, the COVID program will no longer be enrolling any new providers as we near the end of the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience and will reach out again if...

January Provider Training Schedule PDPH offers monthly virtual trainings for interested vaccine providers. View the schedule and sign up for trainings at the links below. COVID-19 Clinical Rounds for Providers Tuesday, January 10, 2023, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm This presentation will be conducted by one of PDPH's...

Moderna & Pfizer Shelf-Life Extensions FDA has approved additional Moderna shelf-life extensions. With these extensions, there are now Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent COVID-19 vaccines that will last into spring 2023. As a matter of best practice, please verify expiry dates using the manufacturers’ online checkers prior to...

Under 5 Pfizer and Under 6 Moderna Bivalent Vaccines Vaccine Ordering: Bivalent Pfizer 6 months – 4 years and bivalent Moderna 6 months – 5 years is now available for ordering in PhilaVax. The minimum ordering quantity for these products is 100 doses. The bivalent 6 month...

Moderna Shelf-Life Extensions FDA has approved a shelf-life extension for the following Moderna monovalent products. Below, find a table with updated expiration dates for the specific lots impacted by the extension. With the Moderna Vial Expiration Checker, Moderna also allows vaccine providers to look up expiration dates...

Shelf Life Extensions on Moderna and Pfizer Products Expiration dates of the following monovalent Moderna 10 products have been extended: Moderna has verified the new expiration dates above and updated the Moderna Vial Expiration Checker.Additionally, Pfizer will be sending out short dated products and advises to hold on...

Updates to Pfizer Ordering Quantity The minimum ordering quantity of monovalent and bivalent Pfizer for ages 12 and up has been reduced from 300 doses to 180 doses in PhilaVax. Monday.com ordering quantities have also been updated to reflect this. Orders exceeding 20 vials of these...

Storage & Handling Checkup: Temperature Monitoring Vaccines are temperature sensitive and must be stored in specific temperature ranges to preserve their viability. Vaccines that are exposed to out of range temperatures can lose potency, and people vaccinated with these vaccines will not get the protection they...

Limited Single Dose Vials of Pfizer Bivalent Becoming Available On Monday, November 14 through Tuesday, November 15, PDPH will open pre-ordering in Philavax for a limited amount of the updated (bivalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 12 years of age or older in single-dose vials. Deliveries...

Moderna Shelf Life Extension FDA has approved a shelf-life extension for the following Moderna10 products, which have been extended by three months. Below, find a table with updated expiration dates for the specific lots impacted by the extension. For the most current information, please visit the Moderna...

Matchmaking Program Coming to an End The Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Matchmaking Program would like to send a huge thank you for your time, commitment, and expertise you’ve given in partnering with vaccination clinics to provide vaccine. After careful consideration, we have determined to...

Temperature Reporting for Online Vaccine Ordering Temperature logs must be submitted on the same day as any order placed for federal vaccine (VFC, VFAAR, flu, COVID-19, or monkeypox)! Temperature logs are to be uploaded in PhilaVax and emailed to tempcheck@phila.gov. The logs must show that the unit is...

Immunization Techniques Training Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm **Please arrive 15 minutes early. Late arrivals will not be able to attend.** The Immunization Program is hosting a FREE Immunization Techniques training this Fall. Class participants are limited and will be...