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Sign upVFC/VFAAR Re-enrollment Opens in Two Weeks! The Philadelphia Vaccines for Children (VFC)/ Vaccines for Adults at Risk (VFAAR) annual re-enrollment period will take place June 1 - 30, 2023. For the fourth year, the enrollment will be done electronically through PhilaVax.To get your site ready for...
Protecting Infants from Vaccine Preventable Diseases National Infant Immunizations Week is April 24 to April 30 this year, serving as a reminder to protect infants in Philadelphia from vaccine preventable diseases. Over the years, immunization providers in the United States have reached major milestones in protecting...
National Infant Immunization Week April 24 - 30, 2023 National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). This year, in particular, it’s critical to ensure that families stay on track for children’s...
Pediatric Immunization Techniques Training Wednesday, May 3, 2023, from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm **Please arrive 15 minutes early. Late arrivals will not be able to attend.** The Immunization Program is hosting a FREE Pediatric Immunization Techniques training this spring. Class participants are limited and will be taken...
Adolescent Immunization Action Week is Here! April 3 to April 7, 2023 Vaccination helps prevent adolescents and young adults from getting sick and missing out on activities that are important to them. Help keep adolescents up to date on their immunizations against potentially life-threatening diseases like meningitis, tetanus,...
Increasing HPV Vaccine Uptake for All Ages Increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates can be tricky, particularly due to the stigma associated with sexual behavior among adolescents. International HPV awareness day was March 4, and served as a reminder to continue local HPV vaccine promotion efforts....
PhilaVax Closed to Orders from 3/29 through 4/4 PhilaVax will be temporarily closed to new VFC/VFAAR orders from 12PM on Wednesday, March 29, until 9AM on Tuesday, April 4, while the vaccine prices are updated for 2023.During this time, any orders entered into PhilaVax IIS will be...
New Vaccine Products Available Through VFC On November 4, 2022, FDA licensed a new formulation of Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral (Rotarix, GSK). The new formulation comes as a liquid that does not require mixing or dilution. The new formulation (1.5mL x 10 applicators) will be available for...
What’s New With Pediatric Vaccines? This month, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices published updated immunization schedules for 2023. COVID-19 vaccine has been added to the routine pediatric immunization schedule for ages 6 months and up, among other important additions. There have been several recent changes...
VFC and VFAAR Shipping Delays Our vaccine distribution center is currently working through an unanticipated backlog of VFC and VFAAR orders as a result of the winter storm that impacted both the FedEx and UPS main hubs as well as some of our vaccine distribution centers...
Notes From the Immunization Program: Current Recommendations for Hepatitis B Vaccination The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has modified its recommendations for hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination. The ACIP now recommends that all adults aged 19-59 years and adults aged 60 and older with risk factors receive...
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...
New Vaccine Products Available Through VFC & VFAAR View more information about Priorix and Vaxneuvance, now available through VFC and VFAAR, below. There have been a number of updates to the available vaccines for the VFC and VFAAR programs. Lists of vaccines currently available through VFC...
Ensure Patients Are Up to Date With Polio Vaccination Vaccine-derived poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples and infected one unvaccinated person in New York this year. In some Philadelphia neighborhoods, polio vaccination rates among children remain low. Prevent community transmission by ensuring patients are up-to-date with...
Get Patients On Schedule with MMR & Other Pediatric Vaccines PDPH strongly encourages providers to ensure children are up to date with their MMR as well as other pediatric vaccines. This is especially urgent given the recent outbreak of measles in Columbus, Ohio. The outbreaks in...
Vaccine Shipment Delays During the Holiday Season Submit orders by Wednesday, December 7. During the holiday season – from mid-December to early January – the distribution center that ships vaccine provided through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Vaccines for Adults At Risk (VFAAR) programs will have reduced...
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...
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...
