 Beginning on December 1st, 2023, providers enrolled in the Adult Vaccine Program will be required to submit temperature logs through a portal in REDCap, similar to how temperature logs were submitted for the COVID-19 Vaccine Program. Providers that are dually enrolled in both the Childhood Vaccine Program and Adult Vaccine Program will also be required to submit temperature logs for both programs through the REDCap portal. The primary and back up vaccine coordinator at each location will receive an automated email on December 1st that will prompt you to upload your temperature logs for the prior calendar month of November. Please be sure to attend this month's training session (below) on Navigating Temperature Log Submission in REDCap to learn more.
 Please join us for a very important training session to learn how your clinic can submit temperature logs through the REDCap portal, rather than submitting them through email.
Topic: Navigating Temperature Log Submission in REDCap
Date: November 16, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm (noon)
Intended Audience: AVP and CVP enrolled Providers and Vaccine Coordinators
Join the Training Session Webinar ID: 851 4240 2545 Passcode: 673609
If you are unable to attend live, the session will be recorded and uploaded to the web for later viewing here.
 The Washington State Adult Vaccine Program (AVP) provides vaccine to participating provider locations for uninsured adults 19 years of age and older. The HHS Bridge Access program, which is administered through the AVP, provides COVID-19 vaccine for adults 19 years and older and can be administered to both uninsured and underinsured patients. Underinsured is defined as individuals without cost-free coverage for COVID-19 vaccines at in network clinics and pharmacies. Here is a chart displaying who is and is not eligible for AVP vaccine:
 If you have staff who are new to using the Washington State Immunization Information System (WAIIS), you can access the recording, slides, and FAQ from a recent New User Training through the IIS Webinars web page. This training provides an overview of what an IIS is, information about the WAIIS, and a demonstration of how to search and add patients to the system, enter vaccines, and access a patient’s vaccination history.
The next WAIIS virtual training will occur on November 15, 2023, at 11:00am. The topic is “Adding and Editing Patient and Immunization Information in the WAIIS”. You can register here or through the link on the IIS Training Materials Portal. If you have any questions or training topic suggestions for future webinars, please contact IIS.Training@doh.wa.gov.
CDC plans to move up publication of the 2024 schedules to November 2023 (instead of February 2024) to allow more time for healthcare provider education and steps needed to implement insurance coverage. To accommodate recommendations for nirsevimab (a monoclonal antibody) on the 2024 child/adolescent schedule, the title has been revised to refer to “vaccines and other immunizing agents.” In addition, the 2024 schedules will include an addendum page to list updates to the schedule for new recommendations added by ACIP during the year after its publication. The schedules will be posted here: Immunization Schedules for Healthcare Professionals | CDC
Recently, ACIP voted to recommend 2 doses of Mpox (monkeypox) Jynneos vaccine for people 18 years and older who are at risk for mpox. At-risk individuals include:
- Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, transgender people, or nonbinary people who, in the past 6 months, have had one of the following:
- A new diagnosis of one or more sexually transmitted diseases
- More than one sex partner
- Sex at a commercial sex venue
- Sex in association with a large public event in a geographic area where mpox transmission is occurring
- Sexual partners of persons with the risks described above
- Persons who anticipate experiencing any of the above
 Adults age 60 years and older who receive an RSV vaccine can now register for V-safe, a voluntary monitoring system that lets CDC keep track of how people feel after vaccination. After RSV vaccination, participants may choose to enroll in V-safe. They will then receive brief, confidential surveys via text messages or emails. Post a sign in your vaccination area encouraging people to enroll. It takes just a few minutes to register using your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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