Weekly Wrap Up – September 30, 2022

Pediatric COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccine Ordering

Pfizer pediatric (ages 5-11) bivalent booster vaccine preorders are now open in myCAvax until Monday, October 3 at 5pm. The current Moderna bivalent booster vaccine for adults will be used for individuals ages 6-17. Therefore, there will be no preorders for the product. For further information, please see yesterday's Pediatric Bivalent Booster Vaccine Communication.

Pfizer Bivalent Booster Vaccine Storage & Handling

Pfizer Pediatric (5-11 years) Bivalent Booster Vaccine

The Pfizer pediatric (5-11 years) bivalent booster vaccine has an orange cap, which is the same cap color as the Pfizer pediatric (5-11 years) monovalent vaccine. Continue to carefully check vial labels to ensure that the intended product is administered. Below is a comparison of the Pfizer pediatric (5-11 years) monovalent vaccine and the Pfizer pediatric (5-11 years) bivalent booster vaccine labels.

Moderna Bivalent Booster Vaccine

The current Moderna bivalent booster vaccine for adults will be used for those 6-17 years of age. The dosage will be 0.25 mL for individuals ages 6-11 and 0.5 mL for individuals ages 12 and up. Below is the Moderna bivalent booster vaccine label:

Apply Now for KidsVaxGrant 2.0!

The KidsVaxGrant 2.0 still has funds remaining! CDPH has appropriated approximately $14 million to support KidsVaxGrant 2.0. Apply now to receive up to $35,000 to support eligible pediatric providers administering the COVID-19 vaccine.

Eligible providers:

Providers serving pediatric populations that are already enrolled in the California COVID-19 vaccine program (myCAvax), who are expanding operating hours by a minimum of 25 hours, could be eligible for $25,000, per site.
Providers serving pediatric populations that are newly enrolled in the California COVID-19 vaccine program (myCAvax) could receive $10,000 per site to support enrollment and launching a vaccination center.

For further information, please visit KidsVaxGrant.org.

myCAvax Reminders

Adult COVID-19 Bivalent Booster

Additional allocations of adult Pfizer and Moderna bivalent booster vaccines are available on myCAvax.

CDC Vaccine Order System Closure

The CDC vaccine order system is offline from September 30 to October 1. Orders placed on or after Thursday, September 29 will be processed on Monday, October 3.

Update Storage Capacities

Update Storage Capacities by Thursday, October 6, including temperature monitoring expiration dates, types of storage, etc. Beginning Friday, October 7, Vaccine Order Requests can only be placed for products that are inputted into myCAvax.

Columbus Day: myCAvax Temporary Closure Hours

Vaccine shipments will be delivered on Monday, October 10 (Columbus Day). If your Provider location will be closed and unable to accept vaccine shipments, please update temporary closure hours in myCAvax by Wednesday, October 5th.

Release 31

Release 31 will go live on October 6, 2022. Please stay tuned for additional details.

Reminder: COVID-19 Provider Operations Manual

CDPH is in the process of retiring job aids that are now contained within the COVID-19 Provider Operations Manual. Please bookmark this comprehensive resources.

The Provider Operations Manual includes:

Ordering Vaccines: Standard orders and kits, small orders, marketplace, courier service, when to expect vaccines
Receiving Vaccines: Fact sheets for each product, receiving, reporting shipment incidents
Recurring Tasks & Reporting: Cheat sheet of key tasks and frequency for Location Coordinators
Managing Vaccine Inventory: Monitoring temperatures, expiration and beyond-use dates, wastage guidance, reporting inventory to VaccineFinder, transporting vaccines, nonviable doses, redistribution & transfers
Patient Visits: Administration requirements, best practices for vaccine preparation, responding to administration errors, billing, hosting off-site clinics
Infrequent Tasks: Adding a new vaccine, changing staff/contacts, setting up new storage equipment
Addendum: Important contacts, inventory of key job aids

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Updates & Training Sessions

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trainings are now hosted on Teams. No password is required.

Session Topics Include:

Authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent (Original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5) for individuals 12 years of age and older
Use of each currently authorized vaccine presentation, including storage, handling, preparation, and administration
Question and answer session

To access all sessions, please visit Pfizer COVID-19 Medical Updates and Training.

Useful Resources

Support Opportunities

Provider Webinar

Please attend our weekly webinars to hear updates from CDPH subject matter experts and have your questions answered.

My Turn & myCAvax Office Hours for LHDs and Providers

Biweekly Mondays 12–1PM | Next session: Monday, October 3

COVID Call Center for Providers

For Program information: email covidcallcenter@cdph.ca.gov or call (833) 502-1245 (Monday – Friday, 8AM–6PM)

myCAvax Help Desk

For technical issues (password resets, etc.): email myCAvax.HD@accenture.com or call (833) 502-1245, option 3 (Monday – Friday 8AM – 6PM)
System related training materials are available via the Knowledge Center in myCAvax and at EZIZ.org/COVID

My Turn Help Desk

Onboarding: email myturnonboarding@cdph.ca.gov Technical support for My Turn Clinic: email MyTurn.Clinic.HD@Accenture.com or call (833) 502-1245, option 4 (Monday – Friday 8AM – 6PM).
Job aids, demos and training opportunities

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