Weekly Wrap Up

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1. 2023 – 2024 COVID-19 Vaccines No Longer Authorized for Use
2. Suggested Message: Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine
3. CA BAP COVID-19 Vaccine Product Ordering Open
4. CDC Health Update: Prevention Strategies for Mpox
5. Updated COVID-19 Provider FAQs
   
6. Upcoming Webinars and Trainings
7. Support Opportunities

2023 – 2024 COVID-19 Vaccines No Longer Authorized for Use

All 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use and should not be administered.  Please remove the product from your inventory, and report them as expired, regardless of expiration date and return to McKesson. Please refer to the EZIZ Reporting and Return of Nonviable Vaccines page for more information.

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Suggested Message: Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine

Updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines are now available! CDPH encourages everyone 6 months and older to get the 2024 – 2025 flu and COVID-19 vaccines to help prevent severe illness and hospitalization.

Schedule vaccine appointments with your health care provider, at a local pharmacy or at MyTurn.ca.gov - you can even get both vaccines in one visit!

Resources:

• Respiratory Virus Webpage
• Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines Communications Toolkit
• Respiratory Virus Prevention Communications Toolkit
  
  

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CA BAP COVID-19 Vaccine Product Ordering Open

The California Bridge Access Program (CA BAP) is providing COVID-19 vaccines at no-cost to uninsured and underinsured adults ages 19 years and older during the 2024 – 2025 respiratory season. COVID-19 vaccine ordering is now open. CA BAP providers should submit initial orders by Friday, September 27.

CA BAP provider participation, eligibility, and all other CA BAP requirements remain unchanged. Provider agreements are being extended with the extension of CA BAP: No action from providers is required at this time.

For more information including reporting, ordering, and product information, refer to the following updated resources:

• EZIZ's CA BAP Overview and Resources webpages
• CA BAP Requirements at a Glance
• CA BAP Provider Operations Manual (CA BAP POM)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Product Guide
• COVID-19 Vaccine Timing Guide
• CA BAP Weekly Ordering Cadence Calendar

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CDC Health Update: Prevention Strategies for Mpox

CDC Health Update (September 23, 2024) on Prevention Strategies for Mpox, including Vaccinating People at Risk via Sexual Exposure, for U.S. Travelers Visiting Countries with Clade I Mpox Outbreaks, provides additional information about clade I mpox, including updated vaccination recommendations for travelers to affected countries in Africa that are anticipating any sexual activity, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

For California-specific guidance on suspect clade I mpox cases and clade-I specific testing, please refer to the California Health Alert – Update on Clade I Mpox Geographical  Spread in Africa: Recommendations for California Health Care Providers (August 12, 2024).

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Updated COVID-19 Provider FAQs

The COVID-19 Provider FAQs were updated as of Friday, September 27, 2024, including details on the 2024 – 2025 COVID-19 vaccine formulation and California Bridge Access Program (CA BAP) extension updates and resources.

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Upcoming Webinars

CDPH Immunization Branch Updates for Providers Webinar (occurs every other Friday)

• Register for the next session: Friday October 4, 2024, 9:00 am – 10:30 am (PT)

Virtual Grand Rounds: Caring for Youth at Risk for Suicide

• Register for Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (PT)
  
  

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Support Opportunities 

Provider Call Center 

For program information: Email providercallcenter@cdph.ca.gov or call (833) 502-1245 (Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, PT).

myCAvax Help Desk 

For technical issues (e.g., password resets): Email myCAvax.HD@cdph.ca.gov or call (833) 502-1245 (Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, PT). 

System-related training materials are available via the Knowledge Center in myCAvax.

My Turn Help Desk 

Onboarding: email myturnonboarding@cdph.ca.gov

Technical support for My Turn Clinic: email MyTurn.Clinic.HD@cdph.ca.gov or call (833) 502-1245 (Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, PT). 

Job aids, demos, and training opportunities 

VFC Customer Service Center

For program information: Email myVFCvaccines@cdph.ca.gov or call (877) 243-8832 (Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm; Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, PT).

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