Welcome New Team Members

We are so excited to have a full team again! In November we welcomed 3 new staff to complete our team.

Aletta Foley (below) is supporting the Greater Columbia region which includes counties: Asotin, Benton-Franklin, Columbia, Garfield, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.

Cheyenne Fontaine (below) is supporting the greater Spokane region which includes counties: Adams, Lincoln, NE Tri-County, Spokane, Chelan-Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan.

Vanessa Mojica (below) is supporting the Olympic and Southwest regions which includes counties: Clallam, Kitsap, Jefferson, Cowlitz, Clark, Klickitat, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific, Thurston, and Lewis.

Many of you have worked with Wendy Montano-Lopez who is now supporting King County and Nick Lee who is supporting the Pierce and North Sound regions which includes counties: Pierce, Island, San Juan, Skagit Snohomish, and Whatcom.

As always, we can be reached many ways including:

1. email: WAChildhoodVaccines@doh.wa.gov
2. phone: 360-236-2VAX
3. fax: 360-236-3811

Coming Soon: Provider Agreement Renewal

The Childhood Vaccine Program (CVP) Provider Agreement renewal period is coming soon! This year the renewal period will be in March and April 2020 as outlined here.  Ensure your primary and backup vaccine coordinator complete the You Call the Shots training which has now been updated for 2020.

• Vaccines For Children (VFC)
• Vaccine Storage & Handling

Billing Coordinator Information Now Required

This year providers will need to include a billing coordinator’s name, email, and phone number when completing renewals. Please include this contact information as contact type four in the Contact Details section of your agreement.

More resources are available on our website:

• Provider Agreement Renewal FAQ
• Provider Agreement Renewal Guide

Stay tuned to this newsletter for more information.

2020 Immunize Washington

The 2020 Immunize WA Provider Recognition Program is underway and clinics are encouraged to nominate themselves for recognition by February 17th.

All nominees achieving immunization rates of 70% or higher qualify for an award. Clinics will be recognized in April during National Infant Immunization Week. 

To submit a nomination, clinics need to: 

• Run an IIS Coverage Rate Report for child and/or adolescent patients. Directions can be found here.
• Complete the 2020 nomination form.
• Submit a coverage rate report to immunizewa@doh.wa.gov. 

For more information about this recognition program visit the Immunize WA website or email questions to immunizewa@doh.wa.gov.  

PCV13 Recommendations for Adults 65 Years and Older Updated

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices updated the PCV13 vaccine recommendations for adults 65 years and older. ACIP no longer recommends all adults 65 and older receive PCV13 routinely.

Shared clinical decision-making between the provider and patient is recommended for these adults who do not have an immunocompromising condition, cerebrospinal fluid leak, or cochlear implant and who have not previously received PCV13.

If a decision to administer PCV13 is made, PCV13 should be administered first, followed by PPSV23 at least 1 year later. One dose of PPSV23 is still recommended routinely for adults 65 years and older.

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.

Don't Forget Your PIN!

Please ensure your PIN is on every communication to help speed processing time. Your CVP PIN is the 6 digit number that is unique to your enrolled facility. With the PIN in the subject line of every email and fax, we are able to process and respond to your inquiries much faster. Thank you for your understanding!

McKesson Resumes Shipping January 6th

Just a friendly reminder, vaccine will return to normal shipping after the holidays.

McKesson will resume normal shipments starting on January 6^th. With that said, all orders that were received after the December cut-off date but still processed will start shipping on the 6th. This does not mean all orders ready for shipping will ship on the 6^th. Our McKesson depot services approximately 20 states. Please allow some additional time for McKesson to get caught up shipping orders.