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Flu Season 2011-2012 Supply and Distribution

The Department of Health purchases and distributes seasonal flu vaccine for kids aged 6 months through 18 years in Washington State. This page contains seasonal flu vaccine supply updates and information.

Current Supply Updates
  • November 7, 2011
    • Washington’s thirteenth and final shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 17,110 doses of the MedImmune FluMist nasal sprayer presentation.
    • Local health jurisdiction (LHJ) staff should update the “shipment 13 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 189,080 doses (100%) have been allocated and 135,080 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 54,000 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 213,340 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 183,590 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 190,020 doses (100%) have been allocated and 106,620 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 83,400 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 5520 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 4480 doses.
  • October 24, 2011
    • Washington’s twelfth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes additional doses of the MedImmune FluMist nasal sprayer presentation.
    • LHJ staff should update the “shipment 12 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 189,080 doses (100%) have been allocated and 125,290 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 63,790 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 194,630 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 202,300 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 172,910 doses (91%) have been allocated and 93,520 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 79,390 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 5090 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 4910 doses.
  • October 4, 2011
    • Washington’s eleventh shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 11,320 doses of the Fluzone 0.25mL pediatric presentation.
    • Local health jurisdiction (LHJ) staff should update the “shipment 11 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 189,080 doses (100%) have been allocated and 98,890 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 90,190 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 155,130 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 241,800 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 146,310 doses (77%) have been allocated and 69,250 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 77,060 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 4110 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 5890 doses.
  • September 30, 2011
    • Washington’s tenth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 62,410 doses of the Fluzone 0.25mL pediatric presentation.
    • LHJ staff should update the “shipment 10 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 177,760 doses (94%) have been allocated and 96,850 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 80,910 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 152,800 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 244,130 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 146,310 doses (77%) have been allocated and 66,770 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 79,540 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 4050 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 5950 doses.
  • September 29, 2011
    • Washington’s ninth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 55,560 doses of the MedImmune FluMist nasal spray vaccine.
    • LHJ staff should update the “shipment 9 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 115,350 doses (61%) have been allocated and 90,910 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 24,440 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 144,040 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 252,890 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 146,310 doses (77%) have been allocated and 60,240 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 86,070 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 3870 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 6130 doses.
  • September 12, 2011
    • Washington’s eighth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes additional doses of the MedImmune FluMist nasal spray vaccine.
    • LHJ staff should update the “shipment 8 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 115,350 doses (61%) have been allocated and 67,810 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 47,540 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 111,070 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 285,860 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 90,750 doses (47%) have been allocated and 39,190 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 51,560 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 2550 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 7450 doses.
  • September 8, 2011
    • Washington’s seventh shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 111,770 doses of the Fluzone 5.0mL multi-dose presentation.
    • LHJ staff should update the “shipment 7 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 115,350 doses (61%) have been allocated and 61,000 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 54.350 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 396,930 doses (100%) have been allocated and 101,860 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 295,070 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 41,770 doses (21%) have been allocated and 35,160 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 6610 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 2070 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 7930 doses.
  • September 7, 2011
    • Washington’s sixth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 25,930 doses of the Fluzone 0.25mL pediatric presentation.
    • LHJs should update the “shipment 6 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 115,350 doses (61%) have been allocated and 52,990 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 62,360 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 285,160 doses (71%) have been allocated and 87,470 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 197,690 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 41,770 doses (21%) have been allocated and 32,380 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 9390 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) have been allocated and 850 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 9150 doses.
  • September 1, 2011
    • Washington’s fifth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 10,000 doses of the Fluvirin 0.5mL single dose syringe presentation.
    • LHJs should update their “shipment 5 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 89,420 doses (47%) have been allocated and 34,440 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 54,980 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 285,160 doses (71%) have been allocated and 65,960 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 219,200 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 41,770 doses (21%) have been allocated and 25,080 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 16,690 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: 10,000 doses (100%) of the Fluvirin 0.5mL single dose presentation are now available for ordering.
    • As a reminder, the state-supplied flu 2011-2012 order set must be selected from the order set dropdown list to place a flu vaccine order online.
  • August 30, 2011
    • Washington’s fourth shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 53,420 doses of the Fluzone 0.25mL pediatric presentation and 148,250 doses of the Fluzone 5.0mL multi-dose presentation.
    • LHJs should update their “shipment 4 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 89,420 doses (47%) have been allocated and 29,140 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 60,280 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 285,160 doses (71%) have been allocated and 60,870 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 224,290 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 41,770 doses (21%) have been allocated and 24,000 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 17,770 doses.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: The first allocation is expected to be available in September.
  • August 22, 2011
    • Washington’s third shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 41,770 of the MedImmune FluMist nasal sprayer presentation.
    • LHJs should update their “shipment 3 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating your allocation tracking spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin at 360-236-3611.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 36,000 doses (19%) have been allocated and 14,790 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 21,210 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose 136,910 doses (34%) have been allocated and 7950 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 128,960 doses.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: 41,770 doses (22%) of the FluMist presentation are now available for ordering.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: The first allocation is expected to be available in September.
    • As a reminder, the state-supplied flu 2011-2012 order set must be selected from the order set dropdown list to place a flu vaccine order online. The presentations that are currently available have been added to this order set.
  • August 18, 2011
    • Washington’s second shipment allocation for the 2011-2012 flu season is available.
    • The total shipment allocation includes 15,170 doses of the Fluzone 0.25mL, pediatric presentation and 136,910 doses of the Fluzone 5.0mL, multi-dose presentation.
    • LHJ staff should update the “shipment 2 allocation” line on the tracking spreadsheet to include the new LHJ allocation. If you have questions or need help updating the spreadsheet, please contact Mike Bin.
    • As always, if your LHJ will not use a particular presentation or does not need the full amount of your allocation, please let us know as soon as possible.
    • Please contact us if you need more flu vaccine any time during the season. We'll work with you to accommodate your need to the best of our ability.
      o The state-supplied flu 2011-2012 order set must be selected from the order set dropdown list to place flu vaccine orders online. The presentations that are currently available have been added to this order set. We'll continue to add other flu presentations as they become available for ordering at McKesson.
    • Flu vaccine orders may be submitted outside of a provider’s assigned Economic Order Quantity schedule.
    • Availability status to date:
      • 0.25mL Fluzone: 36,000 doses (19%) have been allocated and 12,100 doses have been ordered. Available for ordering: 23,900 doses.
      • 5.0mL multi-dose Fluzone: 136,910 doses (34%) of the Fluzone 5.0mL, multi-dose presentation are now available for ordering.
      • FluMist nasal spray availability: The first allocation is expected within the next week.
      • 0.5mL single dose Fluvirin: The first allocation is expected to be available in September.
  • August 1, 2011
    • We're pleased to announce the earliest availability of seasonal childhood flu vaccine on record for Washington’s childhood vaccine program.
    • This shipment allocation includes 20,830 doses of the 0.25mL Fluzone Pediatric presentation. This allocation is now available to order.
    • To make sure we don't go over our flu vaccine allocations, we're asking each LHJ to monitor their allocations.
    • An order and allocation tracking spreadsheet was distributed to each LHJ. The spreadsheet allows you to track the number of doses requested by and approved for each of your providers.
    • If your LHJ will not use a particular presentation or does not need the full amount of your allocation, please let us know as soon as possible.
    • We'll monitor the up-take of vaccines throughout the season and seek opportunities to get more vaccine if necessary. Please contact us if you need more flu vaccine any time during the season, and we'll work with you to accommodate your need to the best of our ability.

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State-Supplied Seasonal Flu Vaccine

The Washington State Childhood Vaccine Program currently supplies the following seasonal flu vaccines for the 2011-2012 season. For more information, see the Immunization Guidelines for the Use of State-Supplied Vaccine (PDF, 88KB) July 1, 2011.

Vaccine Brand name Manufacturer Description
Influenza Fluzone sanofi pasteur

Preservative-free, 10x1 single-dose, pre-filled syringe (0.25mL). For ages six months up to the third birthday.
Influenza Fluzone sanofi pasteur Multi-dose vial (5mL). For ages three years up to the nineteenth birthday.
Influenza FluMist MedImmune Preservative-free, 10x1 single-dose, intranasal spray (0.2mL). For ages two years up to the nineteenth birthday.
Influenza Fluvirin Novartis Preservative-free, 10x1 single-dose syringe (0.5mL). Priority is pregnant adolescents less than 19 years. If supply is sufficient for this group, use for kids aged four up to the nineteenth birthday.

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General Supply Information

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Last Update: 01/30/2012 03:29 PM