{"id":8936,"date":"2024-04-24T15:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=8936"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:04:21","slug":"covid-19-vaccine-return-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/covid-19-vaccine-return-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Vaccine Return Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>COVID-19 Vaccine Return Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unopened<\/strong>&nbsp;vaccines should be&nbsp;<strong>returned<\/strong>&nbsp;when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;The manufacturer expiration date has passed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;The vaccines are no longer viable due to out-of-range temperatures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;The vaccine has passed its beyond-use-date (BUD).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When returning COVID-19 vaccines that have passed their beyond-use-date, remember to select Other as the return reason and include \u201cPast BUD [insert the BUD date]\u201d in the comments section.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Process a return for expired or non-viable vaccines in PhilaVax.&nbsp;<\/strong>Use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.iSzM8kOxQHA1M7bVE116qjgL0XNdsYeP7KRKOYQ0qzVY-2FYMyJQ9qq42-2Bsswl2rxHxeQXYhG5hCqmNZ42rSbfb-2B-2Bltyk9bpIrY-2F5Y7r-2FUGhItd0KjiYeUjV-2F3x5l25h8H0I571vlZ-2FDohE7zzfA9iNw-3D-3DpFiY_44-2B2VrTxhhp9EIC5J97IR8LrDLL7-2FOtjCS1FCFHr2guUpXwn9J3ycSqZHyo-2FRwPe0AZdxd0PYzIEfiASJ5xII-2FDX94yyZOVcOzUIqeX2nmo01wzGdG28QRtBjC9PUbdoH9RRj5AOsCjGDZHdck3E2yoYVXE7DE0QUvW21ariVBEzZ645rYInBaqrNP-2F8mvbvN5m08Fs7YmuEGdI5w1caKHJJVM4k9MSMeOGIXbxEjjvFM2RwZd7UFGA0FkhY3Pmq3m-2B7vcQCyhx5AgiDYl8LMCt4iF5GX8PxcarhuAdnAEdbUxrEBWgiAzH2RmKS8VEDJebKJtHyL8WJxRxEoAZkjEaw6qr1psMz424pwLFWDDhvN49lcxoWgzvGnH-2Blgs6TgpUWPY-2FkXTw-2BZhTtCmyhQkDmE-2FqkfA7VNo-2B69slTbPsEuWaHHdNj9PgQpwLVD7KjrmEoHybYH1jbQMAfMT0e1ffIQklHrHR1aubWMbqB9ferELHNT1hU4Izma7BD6zXVdomLJ6NLL52iHKuhUxZtMgpKva2xEff12rj-2FOEXMOq-2FNzw24VIFNNC0hjx2ALf-2BWhjr8S-2BxI3U0S2Wf4-2FnwweQCWEYrILdVcWfF-2FltiFL3csUyxV-2FEQzPth7DJAwR0WdFMOr-2Fi4F0qnkTdhGpHMR6ULEgbwFajsk-2FFGMlQtBYZ-2FSTyAXN0d-2BPGmWSqejouuq&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crishi.sharma%40phila.gov%7C86a28dcfb91e4d472b3108dc62fe7498%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C638494092220016469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=T4UUVa2d78jgc6PAA08EaYrbPegbzaobLfdkCi52wgw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this guide<\/a>&nbsp;to assist you in the return process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dphproviderhelp@phila.gov?subject=dphproviderhelp@phila.gov&amp;body=dphproviderhelp@phila.gov\">dphproviderhelp@phila.gov<\/a>&nbsp;if you need assistance with completing a return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Vaccine Return Guidance Unopened&nbsp;vaccines should be&nbsp;returned&nbsp;when: When returning COVID-19 vaccines that have passed their beyond-use-date, remember to select Other as the return reason and include \u201cPast BUD [insert the BUD date]\u201d in the comments section.\u00a0 Process a return for expired or non-viable vaccines in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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