Weekly Vaccine Digest 1/13

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 01/13/2023 02:05 PM PST

Weekly Vaccine Digest 1/13

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Dear Colleagues and Partners,  

Below are the LACDPH weekly vaccine administration and order updates, upcoming webinars, and newsworthy events. Please see the links at the bottom of this page for a pdf version of this document and the links that were shared in LACDPH Office Hours from 1/11.

If you received this email and would like to be added to our listserv, please contact our COVID-19 Provider Vaccine Call Center at covidvaccinereq@ph.lacounty.gov

Table of Contents

·         Page 1: Welcome, Order and Administration Reminders, Future of WSSSRW  

·         Page 2: COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccine Administration Guidance, Vaccine Marketplace Reminder, General Updates, Upcoming/Past Webinars and Calls

·         Page 3: LACDPH/CDPH Provider Office Hours links, MyTurn Update, MyTurn/myCAvax Unified Login Experience

·         Page 4: Therapeutics

Order and Administration Reminders

  • REMINDER: Please place all orders in myCAvax by the Monday 1/16/23 5pm deadline. In observance of MLK Holiday, the CDPH Provider COVID-19 Call Center will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023 and reopen on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The Holiday ordering cadence can be found here.
  • Administration Checklist can be found here. REMINDER: Please report all COVID-19 doses administered within 24 hours to your medical record system and to CAIR as soon as practicable and no later than 72 hours.
  • Temperature excursion worksheet can be found here.
  • CDC anaphylaxis job aid can be found here.
  • CDC coadministration resources can be found here.
  • Pediatric COVID-19 checklist can be found here.
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Product Guide can be found here.
  • COVID-19 Provider Operations Manual can be found here.
  • Guides to preventing administration errors can be found here and here.
  • CDC COCA call slides on Clinical Guidance and Patient Education for Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines can be found here.
  • CDC Guidance on Vaccine Administration Errors and Deviations can be found here.
  • CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Related NDC Codes can be found here.
  • CDC COVID-19 Program Provider Requirements and Support can be found here.

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Future of Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup

  • With COVID-19 vaccines now incorporated into the national routine immunization schedule from infancy through adulthood, reflecting extensive and ongoing safety monitoring, the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup is disbanding. Future national recommendations are expected to suffice as the basis for proceeding in California.
  • The FDA recently announced that a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) is scheduled for January 26, 2023, to discuss future COVID-19 vaccination regimens.

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COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccine Administration Guidance

  • Ages 6 months – 4 years and completed the Moderna primary series: 1 bivalent Moderna booster dose
  • Ages 6 months – 4 years and completed the Pfizer primary series: no booster dose is recommended at this time
  • Age 5 years and completed the Moderna primary series: 1 mRNA Moderna or Pfizer booster dose
  • Age 5 years and completed the Pfizer primary series: 1 bivalent Pfizer booster dose
  • Ages 6 years and older and any primary series: 1 bivalent mRNA Moderna or Pfizer booster dose
  • COVID 19 Vaccine Timing Chart can be found here

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Vaccine Marketplace Reminder

With bivalent products and monovalent products in demand, this is a reminder that the Vaccine Marketplace is a great space for all providers to share excess doses of all vaccine types. For those who may need a refresher on what the marketplace is link here  or how to post, there is an interactive provider guide CDPH has released link here

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General Updates

  • Janssen/J&J vaccine product sunset postponed until the end of May
  • Novavax expires at the end of February and McKesson will stop shipments at the end of January
  • Supply of Pfizer’s Bivalent infant/toddler vaccine for 4 months-5 years remains tight through 19 January
  • Moderna monovalent vaccines begin to expire February/March
  • Pfizer monovalent 12+, only the Comirnaty label will be available after January

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Upcoming/Past Webinars, Calls and Resources

Pfizer COVID-19 Medical Updates and Trainings

  • Session dates and times can be found here.

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

Biweekly CDPH Quality Assurance Training Series

  • Mondays at 12pm, registration link can be found here

Biweekly myCAvax and MyTurn Office Hours

  • Registration link can be found here

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LACDPH & CDPH Provider Office Hours Link

LA County Department of Public Health Provider Office Hours Information

  • Every Wednesday from 9am-10am.
  • This meeting has been combined with the Mpox Office Hours call. The first portion of the meeting will focus on COVID-19 issues while the second portion will address issues involving Mpox vaccine issues.
  • MS Teams meeting link below; please create a recurring calendar invite with this link.
  • To request meeting slides, please email covidvaccinereq@ph.lacounty.gov

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California Department of Public Health Provider Office Hours Registration Link

  • Every Friday from 9am-10:30am.
  • Complete one-time registration here.
  • Meeting recordings and slides can be found here.
  • Providers should add staff names to the Provider Listserv to receive weekly emails and updates. To be added, please email corona@cdph.ca.gov

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My Turn Update

  • With the Unified Login Experience, Providers will be able to access both My Turn and myCAvax using one login credential.
  • Providers will no longer have to create duplicate Contact records during Enrollment or when adding Contact roles such as CEO / CMO, Organization Vaccine Coordinator, and Vaccine Coordinators.
  • Providers will be able to view accurate account contact relationships between Contacts, Locations, and Organizations.

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My Turn/myCAvax Unified Login Experience – New Login Process

  • The Unified Login Experience (ULE) will go live on Monday, January 16, 2023
  • Providers who currently access both My Turn and myCAvax will use .mycavax login credentials to access both systems.
  • My Turn Only Users
    • When logging in, My Turn only users with a username ending in .myturn need to replace the .myturn with .mycavax.
    • Your password will not
  • LHDs / MCEs - The Salesforce System Admin login process will not change.
  • The Unified Login Experience (ULE) will deploy today, January 13, 2023, at 6:00 PM PT - Monday, January 16, 2023, at 8:00 AM PT. myCAvax and My Turn will be unavailable during this time.

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COVID-19 Therapeutics

  • Health care providers can now call 1-866-268-4322 (COVID-CA) to receive free and confidential consultation on COVID-19 testing and treatment. The COVID-19 Therapeutics Warmline is a real-time resource available to all California health care providers and is managed by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) National Clinician Consultation Center.
    • Health care providers of any experience level can call to speak with a clinician or pharmacist.
    • No PHI will be collected; only basic provider contact and facility information.
    • An online case submission form is coming soon.
    • Available Monday through Friday, 6AM – 5PM, P.S.T. Voicemail messages left after hours will be returned on the next business day
  • Test to Treat Provider Education: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)
  • Upcoming events:
    • CA Statewide Webinar: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 12PM -1PM Register for the webinar here
    • Southern California Test & Treat ECHO: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 12PM – 1PM Register for the Southern CA sessions here
  • Destruction of COVID-19 Therapeutics
    • Licensed provider locations with destruction procedures in place that follow all federal, state, and local regulations may destroy therapeutics on site only if:
      • Guidelines are followed on what product can be destroyed
      • Only expired product or unauthorized product that can no longer be stored
      • No unexpired product that is currently authorized for use can be destroyed
      • Sites are to follow established protocols for destruction and attest in HPoP to following all regulations
      • Quantities of any product destroyed is recorded in HPoP
  • Therapeutics Expiry Checker