{"id":8249,"date":"2023-09-14T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=8249"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:50:58","slug":"pediatric-pneumococcal-vaccine-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/pediatric-pneumococcal-vaccine-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Pneumococcal Vaccine Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Pediatric Pneumococcal Vaccine Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a reminder, Prevnar 20 (PCV20, Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugant Vaccine; NDC 00005-2000-10) is now available to order for your VFC eligible patients.\u00a0<\/strong>Prevnar 13 (PCV13) is no longer available to order through the VFC program.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/notices\/new-vaccine-product-available-through-vfc-prevnar-20\/\" target=\"_blank\">Please read our previous advisory on these changes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To transition from PCV13 to Vaxnuvance (PCV15) or PCV20, providers can either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Continue to use any remaining Prevnar 13 vaccines still on-hand through the expiration date<\/strong>&nbsp;before transiting to PCV15 or PCV20.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Return remaining doses of PCV13 after receiving a supply of VFC PCV15 or PCV20.<\/strong>&nbsp;Providers who choose to return PCV13 doses before the expiration date will not be penalized.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PhilaVax-Returns-Job-Aid-11.17.2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instructions on how to return vaccine can be found here<\/a>. If returning PCV13 before expiration, please indicate \u201cother\u201d for the return reason (see step 6 of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PhilaVax-Returns-Job-Aid-11.17.2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">job aid<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have clinical questions about Prevnar, please review these resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/acip\/recommendations.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery#meeting-recommendations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACIP\u2019s Recommendations<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/149987\/download?attachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prevnar 20\u00ae package insert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/ed\/ciinc\/archives\/23\/08\/ciiw_8_23.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Current Issues in Immunization Webinar (CIIW)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We will continue to provide updates as we get clarification from the CDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In you have additional questions, email, Victor Obeck, VFC Coordinator,&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:victor.obeck@phila.gov?subject=&amp;body=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>victor.obeck@phila.gov<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pediatric Pneumococcal Vaccine Updates As a reminder, Prevnar 20 (PCV20, Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugant Vaccine; NDC 00005-2000-10) is now available to order for your VFC eligible patients.\u00a0Prevnar 13 (PCV13) is no longer available to order through the VFC program.\u00a0Please read our previous advisory on these changes&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vfc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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