Weekly Vaccine Digest 1/20

Weekly Vaccine Digest 1/20 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 1/18.

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Table of Contents ·         Page 1: Welcome, Order and Administration Reminders ·         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/myCAvax Unified Login Experience ·         Page 4: Therapeutics

Order and Administration Reminders

• REMINDER: Please place all orders in myCAvax by the Monday 1/23/23 5pm deadline.
• 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. Additionally, on Sunday, January 22, 2023, the CAIR2 functionality will be unavailable from 7:30 AM PT until 1:30 PM PT due to system maintenance.
• Temperature excursion worksheet can be found here.
• CDPH Statement on CDC and FDA Preliminary Safety Signal 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.
• Statement by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Experience (AHRQ) can be found here.
• The link to the UPDATED Digital Vaccine Record Portal can be found here.
• 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
  • Novavax ordering ends January 31, 2023, at 6:00AM, PDT; we expect Novavax will be available commercially once the program transitions away from all vaccine being provided by the US Government
  • No shelf-life extension anticipated
• Supply of Pfizer’s bivalent infant/toddler vaccine for 6 months-4 years remains limited
• Moderna monovalent vaccines begin to expire February/March
• Pfizer monovalent 12+, only the Comirnaty label will be available after January. Comirnaty has a different National Drug Code (NDC):
  • Carton: 0069-2025-10
  • Vial: 0069-2025-01

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Upcoming/Past Webinars, Calls and Resources

CDC COCA Call

• When: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• The registration link can be found here

CIC Webinar

• When: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 from 12PM – 1PM
• The registration link can be found here

Novavax Office Hours

• Registration for Novavax office hours from now through February can be found here

Pfizer COVID-19 Medical Updates and Trainings

• Educational resources can be found here.

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

• Educational resources are available on Moderna’s website: https://eua.modernatx.com/covid19vaccine-eua/providers/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 blanca.corona@cdph.ca.gov

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My Turn/myCAvax Unified Login Experience – New Login Process

• The Unified Login Experience (ULE) went live on Monday, January 16, 2023
  • Ongoing system maintenance is estimated to last until Monday, January 23, 2023. During that time, the My Turn Clinic and myCAvax systems will be unavailable from 12:01 AM PT to 5:00 AM PT each day
• 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 change.
• LHDs / MCEs - The Salesforce System Admin login process will not change.
• For example, if your old username was MyTurn.Mary@gmail.com.myturn1, your new username is MyTurn.Mary@gmail.com.mycavax1.
• If you encounter problems accessing these systems, please contact the help desk at MyTurn.Clinic.HD@cdph.ca.gov

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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

• DPH Provider OH 1_18_23 Links.pdf
• 01.18.23_DPH Provider Vaccine Office Hours_v5.pptx
• Weekly Vaccine Digest 1.20_v2.pdf