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Vaccine Supply and Distribution

The Department of Health purchases and distributes vaccines for children ages 0 through 18 years in Washington State.

• Current Updates
• Vaccines for Children Program Status Screening
• Recent Communications to Local Health Jurisdictions
• General Vaccine Supply Updates
• Vaccine Management Forms
• Additional Vaccine Supply and Distribution Resources

Current Updates

 
Hib Vaccine Booster Dose Reinstated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, is reinstating the booster dose of Hib vaccine for children aged 12-15 months who have completed the primary three-dose series.

Although supply is sufficient to reinstate the booster dose and begin catch-up vaccination, supply is not yet ample enough to support a mass notification process to contact all children with deferred Hib booster doses.

• Infants should continue to receive the primary Hib vaccine series at ages two, four, and six months.
• Children aged 12-15 months should receive the booster dose on time.
• Older children for whom the booster dose was deferred should receive their Hib booster dose at the next routinely scheduled visit or medical encounter.

CDC continues to determine how much Hib containing vaccine Washington and other states can receive. State and local public health will monitor provider vaccine inventory and ordering based on the four-dose series to ensure Washington stays with the CDC-allowed allocation. Providers may contact local health or the state Department of Health for more information.

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Reinstatement of the Booster Dose of Hib Vaccine at Ages 12–15 Months (PDF, 22 KB)

Changes to the Universal Vaccine Distribution System

Suspension of Washington State Mercury Limits on Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

Influenza Vaccine Supply Information for the 2009-2010 Season

• Influenza vaccine pre-booking distributor list for the 2009-2010 flu season (PDF, 37 KB)

Mercury-Free Influenza Vaccine Supply

• Guidance for Purchasing Preservative Free Influenza Products for 2008-2009 Flu Season (PDF, 118 KB) Oct. 28, 2008
• List of influenza vaccine distributors or manufacturers (PDF, 44 KB) Oct. 13, 2008

General Vaccine Supply Information

• Dormitory Style Refrigerator Replacement Protocol for Vaccine Storage (PDF, 38 KB).
  Beginning in 2009, providers participating in the Washington Childhood Vaccine Program must not use dormitory style refrigerators for storing state-supplied vaccine. Jan. 1, 2009.
• For information on the appropriate use of state-supplied vaccines, please review the Immunization Guidelines for the Use of State-Supplied Vaccines (PDF, 83 KB) July 1, 2009
• For information regarding the national vaccine supply, please see CDC's Current Vaccine Shortages & Delays.

• Updated information on A133 audit requirements for providers receiving vaccines through the childhood vaccine program within the context of third party distribution system.

  • Local Health Jurisdiction Federal Assistance in the Form of Vaccines and A133 Audit Requirements (PDF, 46 KB) Sept. 19, 2008.

• Vaccinating providers and vaccinated individuals are not considered sub recipients. The value of vaccine received is not a grant expenditure for purposes of determining audit coverage and reporting for those entities. See the complete final language of the Office of Management and Budget Circular (PDF, 117 KB) from the State Auditor's Office.

Vaccine Management Forms

• Private Provider's Report of Vaccine Usage
  • Excel file (Excel, 74 KB) Mar. 2009
  • PDF file (PDF, 25 KB)  Feb. 2009

  Note: The version of the Private Provider's Report of Vaccine Usage with the option to document VFC status is located at: http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/Immunize/vaccine/vfcstatus.htm

• Provider Vaccine Accountability Form/Local Health Jurisdiction Monthly Vaccine Accountability Form
  • Excel file (Excel, 158 KB) Feb. 2009
  • PDF file (PDF, 47 KB) Feb. 2009
• Provider Request for Childhood Influenza Vaccines Form
  • Word file (Word, 70 KB) Sept. 2008
    View document as Print Layout for correct formatting and ability to add your local health jurisdiction contact information.
• Provider Request  for Childhood Vaccines Form
  • Word file (Word, 124 KB) July 2009
    View document as Print Layout for correct formatting and the ability to add your local health jurisdiction contact information.
• Vaccine Return Form
  • For Providers (Word, 167 KB) July 2009
  • For Local Health Jurisdictions (Word, 170 KB) July 2009
• Influenza Vaccine Return Form
  • For Providers (Word, 111 KB) July 2009
  • For Local Health Jurisdictions (Word, 116 KB) July 2009
• Varicella/MMRV Provider Certification (PDF, 23 KB)
• Temperature Monitoring Log (PDF, 199 KB)
• FluMistŪ Replacement Program for 2008-2009 flu season
  •  Replacement Request Requirements and Instructions Nov.14, 2008
  • Replacement Request Form Nov. 14, 2008

Additional Vaccine Supply and Distribution Resources

• Vaccine Storage and Handling Flyer (PDF, 82 KB)
• Washington State Vaccine Management Business Rules and Guidelines (PDF, 712 KB)
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit. This toolkit provides general guidelines for correct vaccine storage and handling.
• Vaccine Storage Thermometer Fact Sheet (PDF, 77 KB)
• Vaccine shipping temperature monitors with updated instructions: May 22, 2009
  • ColdMark™ Freeze Indicator for vaccines exposed to freezing temperatures (PDF 110 KB)
  • 3M MonitorMark™ Time Temperature Indicator for vaccines exposed to too warm temperatures (PDF 120 KB)
• Information About Third Party Vaccine Distribution
• For information on the appropriate use of state-supplied vaccines, please review the Immunization Guidelines for the Use of State Supplied Vaccines (PDF, 116 KB) Mar. 2, 2009
• For information regarding the national vaccine supply, please see CDC's Current Vaccine Shortages & Delays.
• New Vaccine Packing List Sample (PDF, 180 KB) Apr. 16, 2008

Download and print your own self-adhesive labels to designate state-supplied and private purchase vaccine.

• Label color template for “State-Supplied” vaccine (Word, 71 KB) For printing self-adhesive labels to designate vaccine stock that is state-supplied. 80 labels per page. Print in color. May 22, 2009.
• Label B&W template “State-Supplied” vaccine (Word, 67 KB) For printing self-adhesive labels to designate vaccine stock that is state-supplied. 80 labels per page. Print in black-and-white. May 22, 2009.
• Label color template “Private Purchase” vaccine (Word, 74 KB) For printing self-adhesive labels to designate vaccine stock that is privately purchased. 80 labels per page. Print in color. May 22, 2009.
• Label B&W template “Private Purchase” vaccine (Word, 69 KB) For printing self-adhesive labels to designate vaccine stock that is privately purchased. 80 labels per page. Print in black-and-white. May 22, 2009.
   

Last Update: 06/26/2009 11:53 AM