Weekly Vaccine Digest 2/3

Weekly Vaccine Digest 2/3 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. Attached you will find a pdf version of this digest as well as the slides and links from Wednesday 2/1/23 LACDPH Office Hours.

 

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Table of Contents ·       Page 1: Welcome, Order and Administration Reminders ·       Page 2: Single Use DDLs, myCAvax Announcement, Possible Shipment Delays, Vaccine Marketplace Reminder, Short Dated Vaccine ·       Page 3: Upcoming/Past Webinars and Calls, LACDPH/CDPH Provider Office Hours links, Therapeutics

 

Order and Administration Reminders

· REMINDER: Please place all orders in myCAvax by the Monday 2/6/23 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. REMINDER: Record Vaccine Waste in myCAvax

· Temperature excursion worksheet can be found here.

· CDPH Statement on CDC and FDA Preliminary Safety Signal can be found here.

· CDPH COVID-19 Vaccine Timing Schedule can be found here.

· CDPH updated Provider Letter on Bivalent Vaccine 6 months-17 years 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.

· Information about the CDC Let’s RISE (Routine Immunization on Schedule for Everyone) initiative can be found here.

· The link to the UPDATED Digital Vaccine Record Portal can be found here.

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Third-Party Redistributor (AmerisourceBergen) Single-Use DDLs

• The TempTale digital data loggers (DDLs) shipped with the small orders by AmerisourceBergen are single use.
• The DDLs are E-waste (imbedded lithium battery)
• Please dispose of them properly. For the nearest E-waste recycler near you, please see CalRecycle.

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myCAvax Release 35 Announcement

myCAvax Release 35 will go live on Thursday, February 9, 2023. This release includes important data clean up and system fixes that will improve overall user experience.

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Possible Shipment Delays: Routine and COVID Vaccines

• A current winter storm is impacting FedEx, UPS main hubs, and some vaccine distribution centers.
• Vaccine shipments for both routine and COVID-19 programs may be delayed this week.

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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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Short-Dated Vaccine

• Janssen/J&J vaccine currently in the field expires February 28, 2023; additional supplies that expire in May are available as needed
• Novavax expires at the end of February and the deadline for Novavax Standard Orders was January 27^th; Small Orders for Novavax will be available until vaccine expiry (pending inventory availability)
• Moderna monovalent vaccines expire in February and March; no additional shelf-life extensions are anticipated for monovalent vaccines.

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Upcoming/Past Webinars, Calls and Resources

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

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 other Wednesday from 9am-10am (NOTE: Effective 2/01/23 the Office Hours will be held on a biweekly basis)
• 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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COVID-19 Therapeutics

• The Center for Care Innovations, Physicians for a Health California, and CDPH Therapeutics Task Force have collaborated on a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for clinics, providers, and pharmacists who are prescribing COVID-19 treatments.
• Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) Update: Paxlovid & Lagevrio (molnupiravir)
  • The FDA altered its emergency use authorizations on February 1, 2023, to revoke a requirement for a positive COVID-19 test before a provider can prescribe Paxlovid & Lagevrio (molnupiravir).
  • As revised, the scope of authorization now requires, “that adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) have a current diagnosis of mild-to-moderate COVID-19.”

• DPH Provider Vaccine Office Hours_Vaccine_Updates_02_01_2023.pptx
• Weekly Vaccine Digest 2.3_v2.docx
• DPH Provider OH 2_1_23 Links.pdf