National Influenza Vaccination Week

Reminders for the New Year

As we say goodbye to 2019 and welcome a new year, please remember that the following information must be submitted by January 31, 2020:

• Varicella Eligibility Form
• ImmPact User Agreements (Vaccine Coordinators, WIC, and non-vaccine locations ONLY, all other user agreements should be kept on file at your facility)
• Annual Education for primary and back-up Vaccine Coordinators (completed after January 1, 2020)
• Data Logger Calibration Certificates

Provider agreements will not be approved in July 2020 if the annual education and calibration certificates are not completed/submitted by January 31, 2020.

Please also remember to review your MIP Routine and Emergency Vaccine Storage and Handling Plan and keep a copy on or near your storage units.

Vaccine Assistance Programs for Adults 

We encourage eligible adults needing the Tdap vaccine to utilize GSK and Merck’s Patient Assistance Programs if their insurance plan does not cover the cost of the vaccination. 

For more information on these programs and eligibility, please visit the websites below:

GSK Patient Assistance Program

Sanofi Patient Connection

Introduction to Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers (IQIP) Program

The Maine Immunization Program would like to inform you about a change to Compliance Site
Visits that are conducted at clinics enrolled in VFC. Immunization Quality Improvement
for Providers (IQIP) is a CDC provider-level quality improvement (QI) program designed
to help increase on-time vaccination of children and adolescents. If selected, an IQIP coordinator will collaborate with your practice to implement this new quality improvement program. IQIP replaces CDC’s quality improvement process known as AFIX. For more information, please call us at: 207-287-3746.