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Vaccines for Children (VFC) providers can now order Moderna, Pfizer, and Sanofi 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine products for eligible patients.Please ensure that your EHR/EMR is set up to report this year’s COVID-19 vaccine products.The following vaccines are available for 2026-2027: When placing COVID-19 vaccine orders, please remember...

Order maternal and infant RSV immunizations today! Infant and maternal RSV immunizations are now available to order through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. Order today to ensure you have doses on hand for adequate distribution throughout the city. Submit the form below if you want...

Effective immediately, all 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine products are no longer approved for use. Stop administering all 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines. Remove all 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines from storage units immediately, even if they are not expired. Return any unopened vials or syringes using the Returning Vaccines Guide. Note: 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine products...

2026-2027 VFC & VFAAR influenza products are available to order! The following products are now available to order: Flulaval (VFC & VFAAR) Fluzone (VFC-only) Flucelvax (VFC-only) FluMist (VFC-only)  To place your first order:  Complete a reconciliation (if it's been more than 2 weeks since your last reconciliation.)  Upload your temperature data to PhilaVax. View the available influenza...

2026-2027 VFC & VFAAR influenza products are available to order! To place your first order: Complete a reconciliation (if it’s been more than 2 weeks since your last reconciliation). Upload your temperature data to PhilaVax. View the available influenza products for 2026-2027 below:  View 2026-2027 Vaccine Products ...

The Immunization Champion Award, hosted by the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recognizes individuals doing an exemplary job or going above and beyond to promote or foster immunizations in their communities for children and...

The Philadelphia Immunization Program wants to ensure that school nurses can login to PhilaVax before the school year begins. Please follow the steps below: Go to PhilaVax and enter your username and password. If you can login to PhilaVax, then no further action is needed. If you are unable to login...

The CDC will release RSV immunizations through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program in monthly allotments, so it is important that you order now to ensure distribution throughout the city. Nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus) and clesrovimab-cfor (Enflonsia) ordering is now open for the 2026-2027 season. Beyfortus and Enflonsia...

Back-to-school and respiratory disease season are just around the corner Protect patients against vaccine-preventable diseases by ordering free, educational print materials for your office! These materials can facilitate timely conversations about immunizations before the school year and respiratory disease season begin. Click the green button below or...

2026-2027 VFC & VFAAR influenza products will be available to ordersoon. Make sure your office is ready! Complete a return in PhilaVax for any 2025-2026 influenza that you stillhave on hand. A guide with step-by-step instructions is available here. Ensure your EHR/EMR is set up to report this...

The first day of school is right around the corner, and we want to help you ensure your patients are up to date on their school-required immunizations.   Our back-to-school webpage offers tools and reminders to support your vaccination efforts. You’ll find information on:    Reviewing international immunization records Routine...

Moderna will be the only COVID-19 product available after Thursday, August 6, 2026.  Here are the 2026-2027 COVID-19 product updates: Moderna: Spikevax 2025-2026 vaccines will remain available for ordering until the 2026-2027 formulation is approved. This includes vaccines for children 6 months – 11 years (NDC: 80777-0113-80) and vaccines for those 12...

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program allows for early MMR vaccination in the following scenarios.  Early MMR Vaccination Guidance An early first dose of MMR is recommended for patients aged 6 - 11 months, if: Traveling internationally Traveling to areas with domestic measles outbreaks, including counties in Pennsylvania with ongoing...

Nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus) and clesrovimab-cfor (Enflonsia) ordering is now open for the 2026-2027 season. Beyfortus and Enflonsia are monoclonal antibody immunizations used to prevent RSV infection in infants and young children that can be administered beginning on October 1, 2026. Order a 4-6-week supply now to ensure...

All VFC & VFAAR influenza vaccine supplied by the Philadelphia Immunization Program during the 2025-2026 influenza season has expired. Please account for unused VFC & VFAAR influenza vaccine using PhilaVax:  Complete a return for any remaining influenza doses using PhilaVax. A guide with step-by-step instructions  is available here. Return your vaccine...

Update Your PhilaVax Bookmark URL Due to a recent 508 compliance update by the PhilaVax platform host, you may be encountering issues accessing previously saved PhilaVax browser bookmarks. Your error message may look like this: Recommended Action Update any saved bookmarks to https://vax.phila.gov/philavax/. Only bookmark the main site URL and not...

For certain vaccines, the CDC may reach out to your organization to verify whether the correct quantities and vaccine products ordered were delivered. The CDC conducts this verification process to ensure that vaccines shipped directly from manufacturers are delivered in accordance with CDC’s vaccine contract.  Why? Most vaccines...

Have you enrolled in the Pennsylvania Children’s Access to Routine and Essential Shots (PA CARES) program yet? If you have, no further action is needed. If not, please read on for enrollment instructions. Note that these instructions have been modified since we sent out our previous...