Provider Agreement Renewal is Over!

The Vaccine Ordering Management Team would like to give a big thank you to the following counties for being 100% complete:

Adams Asotin | Columbia | Cowlitz | Garfield | Kittitas | Lewis | Lincoln | Ferry | Stevens | Pend Oreille | Pacific | Klickitat | Walla Walla | Wahkiakum | Jefferson | San Juan | Skamania | Whitman

We appreciate your hard work and dedication to the Childhood Vaccine Program!

If you are in a county that is not listed, be sure to check the status of your renewal in the IIS. If you do not have an approved 2019 agreement, your ordering privileges have now been suspended. To avoid dis-enrollment from the Childhood Vaccine Program, please renew your agreement today! Refer to the Renewal Schedule to see when your renewal was due.

For instructions on completing your renewal, see our 2019 Provider Agreement Renewal Webinar and the Provider Agreement Renewal Guide. 

Vaccine Temperature Excursion Guide

Vaccines outside the appropriate temperature ranges? When you identify that vaccines were outside the appropriate temperature ranges, it can be stressful! Ensure that you follow the steps provided in our new Vaccine Temperature Excursion Guide.

Multi-Dose Vial Usage

MDVs can be used until the expiration date printed on the vial unless the vaccine is contaminated or compromised in some way or there is a Beyond Use Date (BUD) noted in the package insert. Refer to the Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit for more information.

New Adult Vaccine Program Contact

We have a new email contact for providers in the Adult Vaccine Program (AVP). The Washington State Adult Vaccine Program (AVP) provides vaccine for adults 19 years of age and older who are uninsured or underinsured. For questions related to AVP, please email WAAdultVaccines@doh.wa.gov.

CDC's Measles Outbreak Digital Toolkits Available

CDC has developed a comprehensive Measles Outbreak Digital Toolkit for Healthcare Providers to counter misinformation about measles and MMR vaccine. For up-to-date answers to your patients’ frequently asked questions about measles, visit CDC’s Measles FAQ web page: Frequently Asked Questions about Measles in the U.S. (also available in Spanish version). Some helpful resources include:

• Guidance for Talking with Parents about Vaccines (PDF)
• Tips for Preparing for Questions Parents May Ask about Vaccines (PDF)
• Vaccine safety fact sheets, such as Understanding Thimerosal, Mercury, and Vaccine Safety (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: If You Choose Not to Vaccinate Your Child, Understand the Risks and Responsibilities (PDF)
• Superbaby: Power to Protect poster (PDF)
• How Vaccines Strengthen Your Baby's Immune System poster (PDF)
• Stop Serious Childhood Diseases in Their Tracks poster (PDF)

Immunization Training

The Washington Department of Health is pleased to offer two immunization webinar opportunities in May and June.

Please see below for more details. We hope you will be able to join us!

2019 Immunization Schedule and Vaccine Updates Webinar

Join the Department of Health for a webinar on 2019 immunization schedules and vaccine recommendation updates. The webinar features Andrew Kroger M.D., M.P.H. from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

• Tuesday, May 21
• 12 -1 PM (PDT)
• Register HERE

Immunization Catch-Up Schedule and School and Child Care Requirements Updates

The Department of Health will discuss the immunization catch-up schedule, immunization rules and exceptions, and updates to school and child care immunization requirements. Our immunization Nurse Consultants, Trang Kuss, RN, MN, MPH, and Katherine Graff, RN, BSN, will present for this webinar.

• Tuesday, June 18
• 12 -1 PM (PDT)
• Register HERE

We are in the process of applying for continuing education for nurses, MAs, and pharmacists for both webinars. Please feel free to contact Trang Kuss or Phillip Wiltzius with any questions.

For questions about the immunization schedule, the Immunization Information System forecast, or any other immunization clinical questions, please send an email to ImmuneNurses@doh.wa.gov.

Check out the Immunization Training web page for more resources and training opportunities.

Providers have the opportunity to increase their immunization knowledge by participating in an interactive "Vax Qs" each month! Providers can respond by selecting an answer in the link. Responses are anonymous and names are not collected. Previous Vax Q's answers are available on our web page. 

Test your knowledge this month by clicking here!