{"id":8999,"date":"2024-07-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=8999"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:49:44","slug":"return-expired-doses-of-flu-today-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/return-expired-doses-of-flu-today-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Return Expired Doses of Flu Today!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Return Expired Doses of Flu Today!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>All VFC\/VFAAR influenza vaccines supplied by the Philadelphia Immunization Program during the 2023-2024 flu season have expired. Please account for unused VFC\/VFAAR flu vaccine at your site using PhilaVax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Process a return for the unopened vials online in the Vaccine Returns module. A job aid with step-by-step instructions can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PhilaVax-Returns-Job-Aid-11.17.2023.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PhilaVax-Returns-Job-Aid-11.17.2023.pdf\">found here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust out open multi dose vials of flu. A job aid with step-by-step instructions can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/v1_Guide-to-Wastage-2023-11-30-2023.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/v1_Guide-to-Wastage-2023-11-30-2023.pdf\">found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Return your vaccine before July 22<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please complete these steps by <strong>July 22, 2024<\/strong> to avoid delays in processing your site\u2019s 2024-2025 flu season orders. 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