CVP Training Series this Thursday

Join us for the next session of the Childhood Vaccine Program training series. This session will feature our nursing staff discussing the updates to Washington's immunization requirements for school entry.

July 21, 2022 – CVP Training Series: Updates to the WA Immunization Requirements

Time: 12:00 pm

Intended Audience: Providers, Vaccine Coordinators, School Nurses & Childcare Staff

• Join the Training Session
• Meeting ID: 886 5593 9404
• Passcode: 044311

You can also view pre-recorded webinars on our training webpage if you've missed a previous session. Check them out here.

Vaccine Ordering Tools For You

During the back to school rush your clinic may need to order additional doses to meet the demand for patients needing school required immunizations. We have some tools available for you when placing vaccine orders. If you're unsure how many doses to order, please check out our downloadable Recommended Order Quantity (ROQ) Calculator tool that helps you estimate the recommended quantity to order based on your frequency, doses used last month, and your current physical inventory. If you believe you need to order more doses than your recommended order quantity (ROQ), please ensure you enter a comment in your order to indicate any special circumstances like back to school immunization clinics, fairs, or events that may increase your need.

Please check out our additional vaccine ordering resources:

• Vaccine Order Schedule Information: EOQ/ROQ
• EOQ/ROQ Guide
• ROQ Guidelines
• Vaccine Ordering Quick Reference Guide
• Vaccine Ordering, Returns, and Choice Webpage

Reminder: Vaccine Storage Unit Policy Update Coming January 2023

Vaccine storage unit requirements will be changing to no longer allow the use of household combination refrigerator/freezer units. Any enrolled sites using the fridge or freezer section of a household combination unit will be required to upgrade to pharmaceutical or stand-alone units by January 2023. This change only affects sites who are still using household combination units to store publicly-supplied vaccine. We are implementing this change to help prevent vaccine loss that results in waste of public funds and to help ensure patients receive viable and effective vaccines.

We encourage sites to plan ahead and upgrade to pharmaceutical or stand-alone storage units as soon as feasible. For additional information, please review our updated Vaccine Storage Unit Guide.

If you have any questions, contact WAChildhoodVaccines@doh.wa.gov.

2022 Pink Book Web-on-Demand Series Now Live

The Pink Book Web-on-Demand Series Update on General Best Practices is now live. There is no registration process to view this presentation. A new video will be released every Tuesday through November 1, 2022. Up next is the General Best Practices Part 2 & Vaccine Safety presentation. Please visit the Pink Book Series webpage for the 2022 release schedule and additional information. Continuing Education will be available for this event. 

Webinar: Talking With Parents About Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine

The Washington State Department of Health is hosting a immunization webinar on July 28, 2022 from 12pm-1pm to discuss strategies for talking with families about COVID-19 vaccination and cover recommendations for children 6 months and older.

The webinar is free and continuing education credit is available for nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians who attend the webinar or watch the recording.

Register here or visit the webinar page for more information.

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.

Tips for Submitting Your Temperature Logs

We've been hearing that some providers are experiencing issues getting their temperature logs submitted so thought it a good time to send some tips that may help.

When submitting your temperature logs to the Childhood Vaccine Program for review, please ensure:

1. Your PIN is included on your email or fax and is on every temp log
2. For best results, submit a PDF or JPEG of your temp logs to WAChildhoodVaccines@doh.wa.gov as faxes don't always come through clearly.
3. Make sure you are submitting your Childhood Vaccine Program (CVP) logs to the correct program. CVP doesn't currently accept temp logs through REDCap as the COVID Vaccine Program does.
4. Be sure to submit your previous month's temp log, before submitting your vaccine order.