{"id":12447,"date":"2025-09-04T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?p=12447"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:27:30","slug":"2024-2025-covid-19-products-deauthorized-for-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/2024-2025-covid-19-products-deauthorized-for-use\/","title":{"rendered":"2024-2025 COVID-19 Products Deauthorized for Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Effective immediately, all 2024-2025 COVID-19 products are no longer approved for use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remove all 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines from storage units immediately, even if they are not expired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discard<\/strong>\u00a0any open vials of vaccine and adjust inventory using the\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjgL0XNdsYeP7KRKOYQ0qzUKxS9SyUm8GhU4CuMfA7CjaeNRt-2Fb-2BRFTLhNwjhbvqM3ygqiDnaUmyVTOME-2BQGpFAiyCEFNOhmFeUJxienKHs3MYNh_44-2B2VrTxhhp9EIC5J97IR8LrDLL7-2FOtjCS1FCFHr2guUpXwn9J3ycSqZHyo-2FRwPe0AZdxd0PYzIEfiASJ5xII-2FDX94yyZOVcOzUIqeX2nmo01wzGdG28QRtBjC9PUbdoH9RRj5AOsCjGDZHdck3E2yoYVXE7DE0QUvW21ariVBFb1hqyqM41-2FXxivUrm3jTKa2eNtv6Vl34RaqLW1l2Bg-2Bu53Uf7AifIwLWH5sauQZ-2B3sgcfCNZ203cBYwXpllP1ToJaHcseYLKafkh7FDyP1TNnYGUKXznOnjjxewwTu37IXYaS1c-2BRc1JJePX0EzjlBObc9Gq8h6MgIy3JhU-2BpED6WJFiFDUugDfzkA31lPCfCeP0wrem13AYa43ztiuKksHeqKQmAphSSw-2Bv4TqPLBWW31aGTTpFaexXPDvvzGSnAImgFFERLw3oP-2FOqJFO2qjL1Snuc2jWw5KdYr9NCpUV4zleUvkfi0V9T9V11sMDbl3WGVCF2FiL1jVa4UWapah9y3e892A0c1X8XMjcwkr8M7JodMqdyAc3IPO4E5SZ1xyGqD7JJrPPWfUaMSEtrZSwt8qVDlB5Fm3RNqHbjXIhNTrQIr-2B6M-2FPo9PWZqut-2F4-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRishi.Sharma%40phila.gov%7Cbc884cd46cdc4015023008ddebd649be%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638926027765852466%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cfBozPp5ktGWmaq%2F6RiarqlkQXZfDnBYayTNBRoa21Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wasting Vaccine Guide<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Return\u00a0<\/strong>any unopened vials or syringes using the\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjgL0XNdsYeP7KRKOYQ0qzUKxS9SyUm8GhU4CuMfA7CjGfFM8Kc-2BbHiBz9Qj4-2BVP6Qb3pZ-2B9jG09-2FrX8pdPA5OajbGJfAcOf0vem8MFsObaOL8Ho_44-2B2VrTxhhp9EIC5J97IR8LrDLL7-2FOtjCS1FCFHr2guUpXwn9J3ycSqZHyo-2FRwPe0AZdxd0PYzIEfiASJ5xII-2FDX94yyZOVcOzUIqeX2nmo01wzGdG28QRtBjC9PUbdoH9RRj5AOsCjGDZHdck3E2yoYVXE7DE0QUvW21ariVBFb1hqyqM41-2FXxivUrm3jTKa2eNtv6Vl34RaqLW1l2Bg-2Bu53Uf7AifIwLWH5sauQZ-2B3sgcfCNZ203cBYwXpllP1ToJaHcseYLKafkh7FDyP1TNnYGUKXznOnjjxewwTu37IXYaS1c-2BRc1JJePX0EzjlBObc9Gq8h6MgIy3JhU-2BpED6WJFiFDUugDfzkA31lPCfCeP0wrem13AYa43ztiuKksHeqKQmAphSSw-2Bv4TqPLBWW31aGTTpFaexXPDvvzGSnAImgFFERLw3oP-2FOqJFO2q8dj02WOrA6RXEYP7VEcQY8g7qf-2FbqGVohkKsoNkmEWze0dc4R-2BQmShjMhhhYp-2Fz9inIt3s9HodexpqZTErgIk45V-2Fmuzpk8wTmUv0A3pEebOO-2Ffq3mJrr27FI4f5PR6zpDlPJ1FJg22vpmrFHU-2Bzmv0kP-2BkWNN4jm5OzUYNgL3I-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRishi.Sharma%40phila.gov%7Cbc884cd46cdc4015023008ddebd649be%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638926027765869084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BJ8rMgXpZ29xGfs83g%2BtcCIR0ny9eZ%2FK3MviB8Z%2Bbt4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vaccine Return Guide<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark the reason as \u201cOther\u201d and, in the comment box, type in \u201cDeauthorized.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025\u20132026 season will be available for your VFC-eligible patients once CDC opens ordering. We will share updates and notify you as soon as vaccines are available.<br><br>For questions, contact&nbsp;<strong><u><a href=\"mailto:alisha.conway@phila.gov?subject=&amp;body=\">Alisha.Conway@phila.gov<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective immediately, all 2024-2025 COVID-19 products are no longer approved for use. COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025\u20132026 season will be available for your VFC-eligible patients once CDC opens ordering. We will share updates and notify you as soon as vaccines are available. 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