VFAAR
Additional VFC & VFAAR Flu Vaccine Presentations Available to Order
Additional VFC & VFAAR Flu Vaccine Presentations Available to Order
- VFC
- Flucelvax prefilled syringes
- Flumist intranasal
- VFAAR
- Flucelvax prefilled syringes
Get Your Patients Up to Date With Polio Vaccine
Get Your Patients Up to Date With Polio Vaccine
- 2 months old
- 4 months old
- 6 through 18 months old
- 4 through 6 years old
CDC Continuing Education – Available Tuesday, 9/6
For more information about polio, treatment, and vaccination, the CDC’s continuing education Pink Book course is coming up on September 6. This is an on-demand video with no registration required.
VFC & VFAAR Flu is Now Available to Order!
VFC & VFAAR Flu is Now Available to Order!
- Account for any unused 2021-22 VFC/VFAAR flu vaccine still at your site using PhilaVax:
- Process a return for the unopened vials online in the Vaccines Returns module. A job aid with step by step instructions can be found here.
- Complete an adjustment for any open MDVs in the Inventory Module. A job aid with step by step instructions can be found here.
Have questions?
Contact Christine Wilson at christine.wilson@phila.gov, or Charma Miller at charma.miller@phila.gov, or Angelica Echevarria at angelica.echevarria@phila.gov for assistance.
VFAAR Flu Vaccine Available for All Adults for the 2022-2023 Season
VFAAR Flu Vaccine Available for All Adults for the 2022-2023 Season
Why is VFAAR flu vaccine available to everyone?
- Use your existing privately purchased vaccine to vaccinate insured individuals.
- Order a supply of VFAAR vaccines to vaccinate uninsured patients.
- Do not miss opportunities. Vaccinate your patients with the most appropriate supply you have in stock.
Which supply of vaccine should I use?
- Continue to vaccinate uninsured adults with flu from your VFAAR vaccine supply. As reminder, you cannot withhold a dose of VFAAR flu vaccine because a patient is unable to pay the administration fee.
- Continue to vaccinate insured adults with flu from your privately purchased flu supply. However, if private doses are not available (because you’re waiting for your shipment or your supply is depleted), do not miss an opportunity; remember everyone is eligible to receive a dose from the VFAAR supply. And the VFAAR vaccines you use on private patients do not have to be replaced.
- Do not charge anyone’s insurance for the cost of the VFAAR flu doses. This is considered fraud and could affect your ability to receive VFAAR doses going forward. You can charge patients’ insurance an administration fee for doses of VFAAR flu that are administered to insured patients.
- Use the flowchart below to assist you with identifying the correct supply:
Order Soon!
VFC & VFAAR Flu Ordering Will Open 8/29/22
VFC & VFAAR Flu Ordering Will Open 8/29/22
VFC & VFAAR providers can order flu for the 2022-23 season starting Monday, 8/29/22.
Make sure your site is ready!
- Account for any unused 2021-22 VFC/VFAAR flu vaccine still at your site using PhilaVax:
- Process a return for the unopened vials online in the Vaccines Returns module. A job aid with step by step instructions can be found here.
- Complete an adjustment for any open MDVs in the Inventory Module. A job aid with step by step instructions can be found here.
- Complete these steps today to avoid delays in processing your site’s 2022-23 flu season orders. If you have questions, contact DPHProviderHelp@phila.gov.
- Order flu materials for your office. Get the conversation started about the importance of flu vaccination with these free posters.
- Make sure that your EHR/EMR is set-up to report this year’s flu products. These are the vaccine available this year.
Visit our Flu Page on our website for more information on what vaccines are available and to gain access to flu resources and free print materials.
Menactra No Longer Available Through VFC or VFAAR
Menactra No Longer Available Through VFC or VFAAR
Return Expired Doses of Flu Today!
Return Expired Doses of Flu Today!
- Process a return for the unopened vials online in the Vaccines Returns module. A job aid with step by step instructions can be found here.
- Email DPHProviderHelp@phila.gov to account for open vials of flu vaccine.
Return your vaccine before August 15th
Don’t delay, return your expired vaccine now!
Be Ready!: Update Your Vaccine Management Plan Today!
Update Your Vaccine Management Plan Today!
Summer means storm season, and to help you be prepared, we’ve created a new Vaccine Management Plan.
It has all the information you need to:
- Store your vaccine safely.
- Respond to an emergency.
- Transport your vaccine during an emergency.
Don’t wait until the storm, comes take action today:
- Review the document with all the staff that works with VFC, VFAAR, or COVID vaccine at your site.
- Gather the supplies indicated on pages 14-17 of the document.
- Fill out the information on the first page of the document.
- Fax (215-238-6948) or email (TempCheck@phila.gov) a copy to our office by Friday, August 12th.
- Post the full document on your vaccine storage unit.
- You can print a copy today or keep an eye out for a copy in the mail this week!
Make sure your site’s backup storage locations are appropriate for vaccine storage:
- Approved
- Doctor’s offices freezer compartment of combination units
- Hospital Pharmacies
- Pharmacies
- Approved Unit at Another Clinic
- Not Approved
- Personal Home Freezers
- Personal Deep Freezers
- Freezer Compartment of a Combination Unit
- Storage Containers with Dry Ice
Be ready to move vaccine in an emergency. Gather the supplies needed to transport your refrigerated and frozen vaccine today!
Have questions? Reach out to our team at TempCheck@phila.gov for assistance.
Storage Unit Reminder
Storage Unit Reminder
Vaccines can only be stored in certain acceptable storage units. Your vaccine storage unit is a key component in maintaining the vaccine cold chain at your practice.
Your vaccine storage units must:
- Consistently maintain storage temperature.
- Have enough space to properly store vaccines throughout the year including back to school and flu season.
- Have separate external doors for refrigerator and freezer.
- Have Do Not Unplug stickers at the outlet, on unit, and on the circuit breaker.
- Order Do Not Unplug stickers here.
All units must be plugged directly into a dedicated wall outlet. Units cannot be plugged into:
- GFI/GFCI outlets (specialized outlets with a built-in breaker, may have reset buttons)
- Outlets that can be activated by a wall switch
- Extension cords, power strips, surge protectors
- Ensure that the unit, plug, and circuit breaker on the electric panel are clearly labeled to prevent accidental loss of power.
Selecting a unit to store your vaccines in is an important decision.
Purchasing a unit that is reliable and accurate up-front is a worthwhile investment, both in time and money, for your practice. The time needed to respond to out of range temperatures and the cost of reimbursement for wasted vaccines can be very burdensome for practices whose unit does not maintain in-range temperatures.
To ensure that the unit that you are considering is the best option for your clinic, email our program at TempCheck@phila.gov so that we can offer insight on the units that are being considered based on other providers experiences with a brand, the typical supply on hand at your practice, and other considerations based on the CDC recommendations for storage units.