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May/June 2020
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AAP Clinical Guidance: Routine Vaccines during COVID-19
AAP has released a Q&A offering guidance on administering routine vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples include:
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- Scheduling well visits in the morning and sick visits in the afternoon.
- Separating patients spatially, such as by placing patients with sick visits in different areas of the clinic or another location from patients with well visits.
- Collaborating with providers in the community to identify separate locations for holding well visits for children.
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Shared Clinical Decision-Making
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The CDC has issued a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide clarity on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) shared clinical decision-making recommendations. You can find these FAQs at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/acip-scdm-faqs.html
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Vaccine Ordering Guidance
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VVFC providers can order vaccine as often as necessary. If your last order and inventory were entered within 14 days, CDC’s ordering system can approve another order without the current inventory. CDC recommends that providers place orders when they have a four-week supply of vaccine available, to ensure there is enough vaccine in stock to allow for any potential delays. Contact your VFC consultant or the order center for assistance.
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Primary and Back-up Coordinator Requirement
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Each VVFC provider must have a primary and back-up coordinator. To effectively perform their duties, the vaccine coordinator AND back-up coordinator must be fully trained. VVFC providers are required to notify the order center when there is a change in coordinators.
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Updated Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
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(February/March)
Outstanding VVFC Compliance
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Centercare Family Practice, King George
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Children’s Health, Fredericksburg
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Neighborhood Health-Casey, Alexandria
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Neighborhood Health-2 East, Alexandria
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Pediatric Associates West, Charlottesville
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Pedsplus Primary Care, Fredericksburg
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South Hill Family Medicine, South Hill
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The Pediatric Group in Chantilly is recognized for storage/handling/inventory management.
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Temperature Excursions and Stability Guidance
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GSK and Sanofi Pasteur have electronic, self-service tools to determine if data support the stability of vaccine at the temperature and excursion time provided by healthcare professionals. The tools provide letters containing the temperature stability information required by the order center for all temperature excursions.
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HPV Webinars and Registration Links
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April 22 at 4pm - How to Strongly Recommend the HPV Vaccine to Promote Uptake.
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The speaker is Gregory Zimet, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Co –Director, The Center for HPV Research. CME, CNE, Social Work and Pharmacy CE credits offered.
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April 30 at 8am - HPV Infection and the Association with Head and Neck Cancers.
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The presenter is Jessica Yesensky, MD, IU Health Physicians Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. CME, CNE, Social Work, Pharmacy, and Dental CE credits offered.
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Adult Vaccine Update
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New Handout: “Talking to Pregnant Women about Vaccines”
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