{"id":5513,"date":"2018-07-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:09:35","slug":"proquad-now-available-through-vfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/proquad-now-available-through-vfc\/","title":{"rendered":"ProQuad now available through VFC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ProQuad vaccine now available through the VFC program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ProQuad is now available through the Philadelphia Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. ProQuad is a combination MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) and Varicella vaccine. This combined vaccine lets you administer more vaccines with fewer injections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About ProQuad<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends ProQuad for a patient\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second dose of MMR and varicella vaccine. As a first dose, ProQuad is associated with a slightly higher risk of febrile seizure, so use separate MMR and varicella vaccines for the first dose unless a parent prefers ProQuad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>More information:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/acip-recs\/vacc-specific\/mmr.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/acip-recs\/vacc-specific\/mmr.html<\/a><\/li><li>Vaccine Information Statement: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immunize.org\/vis\/mmrv.pdf\">http:\/\/www.immunize.org\/vis\/mmrv.pdf<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ordering ProQuad<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Order ProQuad through <a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/\">PhilaVax<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\">https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov<\/a> the way you normally order other vaccines. Before you order ProQuad for your VFC-eligible patients, you should also stock enough privately-purchased ProQuad to treat patients who are not eligible for VFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/proquad.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4871\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ProQuad vaccine now available through the VFC program ProQuad is now available through the Philadelphia Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. ProQuad is a combination MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) and Varicella vaccine. This combined vaccine lets you administer more vaccines with fewer injections. About ProQuad&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vfc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ProQuad now available through VFC - Philadelphia Immunization Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/proquad-now-available-through-vfc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ProQuad now available through VFC - Philadelphia Immunization Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ProQuad vaccine now available through the VFC program ProQuad is now available through the Philadelphia Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. 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