Based on stability assessment studies, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a shelf life extension for the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine from 4.5 months to 6 months when refrigerated at proper temperatures.

Janssen Storage and Handling Requirements

• Can be refrigerated for up to 6 months
• 2.0°C to 8.0°C
• 36.0°F to 46.0°F
• Do not refreeze

Providers can check for updated expiration dates for their Janssen vaccine by scanning the QR code or entering the lot number on the Janssen Expiry Checker.

Please use this job aid to help you update the expiration date in ASIIS for doses that have already been “received” into the ASIIS inventory. 

For other information on the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, providers can go to the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine website, or the CDC Janssen COVID-19 vaccine resources page.

Sharing Doses:

If you have more COVID-19 vaccines than you think you can use, please list them on the Arizona COVID-19 Vaccine Transfer Matchmaker Website. Before ordering COVID-19 vaccines in ASIIS, review the Arizona COVID-19 Vaccine Transfer Matchmaker website. The transfer matchmaker website is meant to connect providers and does not serve as transfer approval. Providers must follow the required steps for approval prior to transferring doses.

• Both the sending and receiving providers will email data logger reports to ArizonaVFC@azdhs.gov
• Transfers must be approved in ASIIS prior to moving the doses
• Enter the transfer in ASIIS prior to moving the doses
• When the doses arrive, mark them “received” in ASIIS. Do not administer doses before “receiving” them in the ASIIS inventory
• Only onboarded, active COVID-19 vaccine providers may receive COVID-19 vaccines
• Follow the USP transfer guidelines when packing the doses for transfer
• Wherever the vaccines are, data loggers must be with them to monitor the temperatures
• The ancillary kit must also be transferred with the doses