 The last day to place an AVP vaccine request for this order cycle will be on Friday March 8th.
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As a reminder, the AVP order request process has moved to the IIS. In order to have an AVP order set available in the IIS, your facility’s provider agreement and accountability reporting must be up to date. This includes the submission of up-to-date inventory in the IIS and up-to-date temperature log submission in Redcap. If your facility’s accountability is up to date, you will have an AVP order set available to request doses for the vaccines prioritized on your AVP provider agreement.
- If your facility is not up to date on accountability, you will not see an order set in the IIS. Our team has reached out to facilities who are currently on hold to assist.
- You can become compliant at any point before orders close on March 8th to have an order set added. Reach out to us at WAAdultVaccines@doh.wa.gov and we can help get you back on track and eligible to request vaccine. Please don’t wait until the end of the request window if you intend to request vaccines.
- If you need assistance with Redcap, you can review any of our resources around navigating temperature log submission in Redcap: Step-by-Step Guide|Video | PDF
- The next AVP order request opportunity will be in September, so you may request a 6-month supply of vaccine. When placing your request, please keep in mind that AVP vaccines are a limited resource in high demand. Waste should be kept below 5%, so please order intentionally with regards to what your facility can administer.
- This is a vaccine request, not an order, and requests may be reduced to stay within the AVP’s available budget.
 Due to the IIS bug that affected orders submitted between 1/31/2024 and 2/6/2024, providers were asked to manually add shipped vaccines to their IIS inventory. Those manually entered doses are not being added to the Physical Inventory column on the Create Order page, causing the physical inventory to be off when placing an order.
We are asking providers to place orders based on the number of doses shown on the Quantity on Hand portion of the Reconciliation page, instead of what is being shown on the Create Order page.
Beginning Spring of 2024, McKesson will begin to phase in new electronic TagAlert temperature monitors for all of their vaccine shipments. These monitors are like the ones that are currently being used in the Frozen Moderna COVID shipments and monitor for both warm and cold excursions during the shipment. We continue to use a qualified cooler and packout and use the temperature monitors as added protection for the vaccine shipments.
Once we have more specific information about when the new monitors will launch we will send out additional communication.
 The Vaccine Advertisement function allows you to post vaccines that your clinic may not be able to use for transfer to other Adult Vaccine Program providers. You can also find doses your clinic may be able to use. This a simple and easy way to advertise or locate available vaccines when your facility is either in need or or has a surplus of vaccines.
Please note, you will still need approval prior to transferring vaccine.
Please see page 25 of the Adult Vaccine Program Manual for detailed instructions.
 On January 25, CDC issued a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Now message titled, Stay Alert for Measles Cases. It reminds healthcare providers to watch for patients with febrile rash and symptoms of measles (e.g., cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis).
Between December 1, 2023, and January 23, 2024, CDC was notified of 23 confirmed U.S. cases of measles, including seven direct importations of measles by international travelers and two outbreaks with more than five cases each. Most of these cases were among children and adolescents who had not received a measles-containing vaccine (MMR or MMRV), even if age eligible. The CDC recommends healthcare providers to: isolate, notify, test, manage and vaccinate.
 Immunize.org recently updated its entire series of 1-page guides to vaccination considerations for adults. Whether your patient is pregnant, has chronic lung disease, is missing a spleen, or has no specific risks, you will find a guide to vaccination suitable to inform them about vaccines they may need.
Where relevant, guides now incorporate:
- Vaccination against mpox
- Information on RSV vaccination
- Use of MenABCWY as an option for those needing both MenACWY and MenB vaccinations
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