 AVP Partners,
Thank you for your interest in vaccinating underinsured and uninsured adults in Washington! This order cycle, we received a record number of vaccine requests for our Adult Vaccine Program. Vaccine requests were overwhelming, with requests totaling over 32,000 doses for 3 million dollars. Unfortunately, our small budget of $500,000 could not accommodate such a large request and for this reason, we had to make significant cuts to vaccine allocations. We continue to seek out additional funding opportunities to support vaccine purchase for the Adult Vaccine Program. In an effort to maximize usage of AVP vaccines available and reduce wastage, we have included guidelines in this newsletter for how to advertise and search for available AVP vaccine.
We sincerely appreciate your effort and dedication to serve uninsured and underinsured adults in Washington!
 Add AVP Vaccine to IIS Inventory:
Providers must manually add publicly supplied adult vaccines to the IIS inventory after placing the vaccines in the correct storage unit. Please refer to pages 21-22 of the AVP Provider manual for detailed instructions on how to complete this step.
Use ADU Modifier:
Additionally, when entering adult inventory, it is required to add the ADU modifier to the lot number in order to distinguish public adult vaccine doses from public childhood vaccine doses. For the Lot Number field, enter in ADU- and then the Lot Number on the vaccine box. For example, if the lot number on the box is 34SD8, then in the Lot Number field, enter ADU-34SD8.
Demand for publicly supplied adult vaccine doses is high. Providers with surplus vaccine that cannot be used before expiration are required to contact the program at least 90 days (three months) in advance at WAAdultVaccines@doh.wa.gov so that we may assist.
As the program receives notification of surplus doses, providers will be emailed about vaccine availability.
"How can I advertise available AVP vaccines to other providers?"
In addition to contacting us, providers should also advertise soon to expire adult vaccines on the Vaccine Advertisement Screen in the IIS.
- Click on Orders/ Transfers heading in the left menu of the IIS. Then click Vaccine Advertisement to open the Vaccine Advertisement screen.
 2. Click the radio button next to Advertise Vaccine for Transfer.
 3. Enter the information for the vaccines you would like to advertise for the other Adult vaccine providers to request for transfer. Enter “Adult” in the comments field. Click Advertise.
 "How can I find and receive additional AVP vaccines?"
Providers can look for clinics advertising soon to expire adult vaccines through the Vaccine Advertisement screen within the Immunization Information System (IIS).
- Click on Orders/ Transfers heading in the left menu of the IIS. Then click Vaccine Advertisement to open the Vaccine Advertisement screen.
- The first page that comes up will default to the View All Vaccines Advertisements option.
- To request advertised vaccines, contact the provider listed and ask them to initiate a vaccine transfer request in the IIS.
Please refer to pages 28-30 in the AVP Provider Manual for detailed instructions on how to submit and receive vaccine transfers in the IIS.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) eliminated out-of-pocket costs as of January 1, 2023, for Medicare Part D beneficiaries who receive vaccines recommended for adults by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). People with Medicare’s prescription drug coverage will pay no deductible and will not be responsible for any cost-sharing for ACIP-recommended vaccines, including shingles vaccine, Tdap, and travel vaccines. This means that individuals with Medicare Part D are no longer eligible to receive AVP vaccines.
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