{"id":12230,"date":"2025-07-02T15:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?p=12230"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T19:31:27","slug":"return-expired-doses-of-flu-vaccine-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/return-expired-doses-of-flu-vaccine-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Return Expired Doses of Flu Vaccine Today!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>All VFC&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;VFAAR influenza vaccine supplied by the Philadelphia Immunization Program during the 2024-2025 flu season has expired. Please account for unused VFC&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;VFAAR flu vaccine at your site using PhilaVax:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Process a return for the<strong>\u00a0unopened vials\u00a0<\/strong>online in the Vaccines Returns module. A job aid with step by step instructions can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjgL0XNdsYeP7KRKOYQ0qzUKxS9SyUm8GhU4CuMfA7CjGfFM8Kc-2BbHiBz9Qj4-2BVP6Qb3pZ-2B9jG09-2FrX8pdPA5OajbGJfAcOf0vem8MFsObaOUY0C_xaIrgchyPlY4CfiyqtXDW1n79qyHT39L07Ds3uWPlF9hY5QyEAaenXMzV9ho1Ibx4GTL-2BZJr8zxVcQ7GUycU-2BmONA6eMVLyEKmSToMFzdoJke3jtjoaO7Y1MUoBmFJ4bsXs-2FgTvM-2B951CgOXdHkoxb5-2BtGqqoi-2Fkdsa-2FmsMFuVsTAmbu4uOxceYxjBNKhSgBNFWzLsZ4aW-2Bx2tVl1MJ6uM-2BsHIDYGoIqvLH-2B3rcTb7TVn9MyBurJB8hw8y6Tyvocodf-2Bur-2FOOmUORtNoaMLM3-2FiEDeIK6Xyten3y2geOv6Zk31PldUeokherTuSQEsnVPnu2G4-2FLev-2BwBauvcsIEu9YupJGSjVz5-2F0Ve9RrutStDSdcTS-2BEy2kr2xBDyZgCs7O9BhiLKB-2BctIZYKJx-2BWQPJh5VzdrodAwC9i5V8biKaTxf8MSIKng0qJCLeSw8NozOJcTSndavnnDR5g4rv-2BDuUELvfZ1I5FpLDZLzE546hxm4faS7XTo2sNnEx0EG4tlqMT4wKnBzQCTUj09BLz4DcQ9U7ATrXbE8CcwgRVPkBl6VC6V62hWut-2B94hPfJYHDOOhD7ZTwiuHK9rxL5Vjpitj3SZexXtlfSEZghLbhqIbVFnfQ0rRMtL5dd9f1AInR-2BOM0TUlrYHR3mhDUDMKhHTEfO4YsC5W-2FCRrNsnlcGAX3kkasKrpzTHFsN9XMdS-2BAE-2FiyhZcSnfM428ehfarOZFKPqk9YcN0pqRzMLDfdoC0Ri8A434BF2fMnf1AtG8juFKZfdvAzVqd4cFRSIc75EsWTqMFyRc-2BEXdbgWVKkJckFwte8v5nB2K8rh6TapNh2xbpO8rU9DKb4ft4oMD28RHLRM-2Bk5oBuGXhMiAJ1WTKs2UB4XkAbDHm1jsGaXlqHCzHhYRMd74PYrbdbtRJJVg-3D-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caimee.lin%40phila.gov%7C3609f00654b9465a70e908ddb8a7d91d%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638869753215806463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aPjENCN18SUiNYJjQgtgos22sPj5AXqHiLUYm1ztMpM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>found here<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust out<strong>\u00a0open multi-dose vials\u00a0<\/strong>of flu vaccine. A job aid with step by step instructions can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjgL0XNdsYeP7KRKOYQ0qzUKxS9SyUm8GhU4CuMfA7CjaeNRt-2Fb-2BRFTLhNwjhbvqM3ygqiDnaUmyVTOME-2BQGpFAiyCEFNOhmFeUJxienKHs3kXtR_xaIrgchyPlY4CfiyqtXDW1n79qyHT39L07Ds3uWPlF9hY5QyEAaenXMzV9ho1Ibx4GTL-2BZJr8zxVcQ7GUycU-2BmONA6eMVLyEKmSToMFzdoJke3jtjoaO7Y1MUoBmFJ4bsXs-2FgTvM-2B951CgOXdHkoxb5-2BtGqqoi-2Fkdsa-2FmsMFuVsTAmbu4uOxceYxjBNKhSgBNFWzLsZ4aW-2Bx2tVl1MJ6uM-2BsHIDYGoIqvLH-2B3rcTb7TVn9MyBurJB8hw8y6Tyvocodf-2Bur-2FOOmUORtNoaMLM3-2FiEDeIK6Xyten3y2geOv6Zk31PldUeokherTuSQEsnVPnu2G4-2FLev-2BwBauvcsIEu9YupJGSjVz5-2F0Ve9RrutStDSdcTS-2BEy2kr2xBDyZgCs7O9BhiLKB-2BctIZYKJx-2BWQPJh5VzdrodAwC9i5V8biKaTxf8MSIKng0qJCLeSw8NozOJcTSndavnnDR5g4rv-2BDuUELvfZ1I5FpLDZLzE546hxm4faS7XTo2sNnEx0EG4tlqMT4wKnBzQCTUj09BLz4DcQ9U7ATrXbE8CcwgRVPkBl6VC6V62hWut-2B94hPfJYHDOOhD7ZTwiuHK9rxL5Vjpitj3SZexXtlfSEZghLbhqIbVFnfQ0rRMtL5dd9f1AInR-2BOM0TUlrYHR3mhDUDMKhHTEfO4YsC5W-2FCRrNsnlcGAX3kkasKrpzTHFsN9XMdS-2BAE-2FiyhZcSnfM428ehfarOZFKPqk9YcN0pqRzMLDfdoC8zPm-2BHJhzqmR6pZbdEKxtBnyb91g2VHidaGdoTAnD6-2BCbkkd9824mNC9cLnyhJtzFlnq6AnTLVgFfnEvVx0ZmSIc8NxmIHAq2c7-2FPMf2l2npwha-2BdlPTUH-2B9kD26ao28ThlnUqhyvuwf-2BXOrz21r24f5srfPIwz2B5VgdMh0YbQ-3D-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caimee.lin%40phila.gov%7C3609f00654b9465a70e908ddb8a7d91d%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638869753215843012%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Oy6sx4kRxXXpXZOYCKbvpCxk1TQGl4ZIYI3CcUEBgp8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>found here<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Return your vaccine before August 1st<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please complete these steps by August 1, 2025 to avoid delays<\/strong>&nbsp;in processing your site\u2019s 2025-2026 flu season orders. If you have questions, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:DPHProviderHelp@phila.gov?subject=&amp;body=\"><u><strong>DPHProviderHelp@phila.gov<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All communication about the availability of flu vaccine will be made via email and posted on the Philadelphia Immunization Program website:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjgL0XNdsYeP7KRKOYQ0qzWIOuzkM-2FxvvP8xBVBFrGXg1SmC_xaIrgchyPlY4CfiyqtXDW1n79qyHT39L07Ds3uWPlF9hY5QyEAaenXMzV9ho1Ibx4GTL-2BZJr8zxVcQ7GUycU-2BmONA6eMVLyEKmSToMFzdoJke3jtjoaO7Y1MUoBmFJ4bsXs-2FgTvM-2B951CgOXdHkoxb5-2BtGqqoi-2Fkdsa-2FmsMFuVsTAmbu4uOxceYxjBNKhSgBNFWzLsZ4aW-2Bx2tVl1MJ6uM-2BsHIDYGoIqvLH-2B3rcTb7TVn9MyBurJB8hw8y6Tyvocodf-2Bur-2FOOmUORtNoaMLM3-2FiEDeIK6Xyten3y2geOv6Zk31PldUeokherTuSQEsnVPnu2G4-2FLev-2BwBauvcsIEu9YupJGSjVz5-2F0Ve9RrutStDSdcTS-2BEy2kr2xBDyZgCs7O9BhiLKB-2BctIZYKJx-2BWQPJh5VzdrodAwC9i5V8biKaTxf8MSIKng0qJCLeSw8NozOJcTSndavnnDR5g4rv-2BDuUELvfZ1I5FpLDZLzE546hxm4faS7XTo2sNnEx0EG4tlqMT4wKnBzQCTUj09BLz4DcQ9U7ATrXbE8CcwgRVPkBl6VC6V62hWut-2B94hPfJYHDOOhD7ZTwiuHK9rxL5Vjpitj3SZexXtlfSEZghLbhqIbVFnfQ0rRMtL5dd9f1AInR-2BOM0TUlrYHR3mhDUDMKhHTEfO4YsC5W-2FCRrNsnlcGAX3kkasKrpzTHFsN9XMdS-2BAE-2FiyhZcSnfM428ehfarOZFKPqk9YcN0pqRzMLDfdoBzD-2Bt9aXoKc1Dpi2LsvKnU5AdLvPJeBUmgBoGux-2BXT9RmpOw7NgOn1R3Kx-2FqW-2BjU4ZBRmCgerJ0XpKc-2Fyb1Zo-2FU1QKxLMdXQBPV8-2BpGaDzztOumFfzA-2F-2FPXnHCVe4rz7kmXucRlSVWrGH8tAPcB7Ipb4ZUEy1RDvQbcOqQdpBItg-3D-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caimee.lin%40phila.gov%7C3609f00654b9465a70e908ddb8a7d91d%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638869753215858745%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=382Xby3MFESuQj5pI1zNGQ0f6vjffh%2B914ZrSAe0ZpU%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><u><strong>https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for helping to protect Philadelphians this past year! We look forward to working together to keep people safe from the flu next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All VFC&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;VFAAR influenza vaccine supplied by the Philadelphia Immunization Program during the 2024-2025 flu season has expired. Please account for unused VFC&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;VFAAR flu vaccine at your site using PhilaVax:&nbsp; Return your vaccine before August 1st Please complete these steps by August 1, 2025 to avoid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,1,138,139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flu","category-general","category-vfaar","category-vfc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}