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COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Updates

Weekly COVID-19 vaccine provider bulletins.

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In this issue

May 25, 2023

  • Moderna bivalent vaccine guidance
  • Ordering Moderna vaccine
  • Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Shelf-Life Extensions
  • CDC removes guidance for Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine

Past issues

May 11, 2023

  • Public Health Emergency ends May 11
  • Pfizer single-dose vials available
  • MIIC forecaster update
  • Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax COVID-19 vaccine resources

May 5, 2023

  • COVID-19 vaccination guidance for people moderately or severely immunocompromised
  • MIIC spring 2023 webinar series
  • Up to date with current recommendations
  • Updates on V-safe
  • Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine expiration

April 27, 2023

  • Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children
  • Monovalent mRNA disposal and reporting
  • MIIC forecaster update
  • Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trainings
  • Immunization Champion Award: Call for Nominations

April 20, 2023

  • CDC recommends changes to simplify use of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines
  • Changes to MIIC forecaster
  • Vaccine wastage and reporting
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine interactive office hours

April 13, 2023

  • MIIC Spring 2023 webinar series
  • Important change in COVID-19 vaccine email inbox address

April 6, 2023

  • Help eligible Minnesotans keep their public insurance
  • Monovalent COVID-19 vaccines

March 30, 2023

  • Moderna monovalent COVID-19 vaccine expiring soon
  • Updates on Novavax availability and ordering

March 23, 2023

  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine LIVE webinars

March 17, 2023

  • FDA authorizes Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for certain children 6 months through 4 years of age
  • Upcoming COVID-19 vaccine and ancillary kit expiration dates
  • Commercialization of COVID-19 vaccine medical countermeasures information

March 9, 2023

  • Only give one bivalent booster
  • Reminder: Check COVID-19 vaccine expiration dates
  • Moderna bivalent pediatric vaccine order quantity update

March 2, 2023

  • Updates on Moderna monovalent COVID-19 vaccine
  • Future direction of COVID-19 vaccines

February 23, 2023

  • COVID-19 vaccine: Planning ahead
  • Excess ancillary kit supplies

February 16, 2023

  • Updated COVID-19 vaccine cooler return process
  • Updated Moderna monovalent shelf-life

February 9, 2023

  • Future of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
  • Reconcile COVID-19 vaccine inventory

February 2, 2023

  • Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) recommends harmonization of vaccine strain composition of COVID-19 primary series and boosters
  • Preventing COVID-19 vaccine errors
  • Monovalent vaccine ordering
  • Expiration dates of ancillary supply kit contents
  • Find COVID-19 vaccine locations update

January 26, 2023

  • Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting
  • Changeover to Pfizer biologics license application (BLA) vaccine for people age 12 and older after Jan. 30
  • Parameters on ordering Pfizer bivalent for children 6 months through 4 years

January 19, 2023

  • CDC and FDA identify preliminary COVID-19 vaccine safety signal for persons aged 65 years and older
  • Upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting on COVID-19 vaccines
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine webinars now on demand

January 12, 2023

  • Single dose vials available for Pfizer bivalent booster vaccine for 12 years and older
  • Promote COVID-19 vaccination with updated CDC public web pages

December 15, 2022

  • Bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children age 5 years
  • Additional Moderna shelf-life extensions
  • Vaccine shipments during inclement weather

December 12, 2022

  • CDC recommends updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months of age and older
  • Bivalent vaccine trainings for 6 months through 5 years
  • COVID-19 vaccine winter holiday shipping schedules
  • Moderna and Pfizer shelf-life extensions
  • Tips for submitting nonviable forms in MIIC
  • MIIC biannual webinar series recordings and CEUs

December 1, 2022

  • Starting today: Pfizer monovalent and bivalent gray cap vaccine now has a minimum order quantity of 180 doses

November 29, 2022

  • Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 years old
  • Pre-ordering event in MIIC
  • Preventing COVID-19 vaccine errors
  • Consider offering only one brand of COVID-19 vaccine

November 17, 2022

  • Pfizer single dose vials (SDV) coming soon
  • Pfizer monovalent and bivalent gray cap vaccine minimum orders
  • Long-term care COVID-19 vaccination assistance

November 9, 2022

  • Monovalent primary series vaccine
  • Moderna primary series (monovalent) shelf-life extension
  • Thanksgiving holiday vaccine shipping schedule

November 3, 2022

  • Novavax COVID-19 vaccine available for ordering in MIIC
  • Moderna shelf-life extension
  • New CDC Webinar: Recommendations for bivalent COVID-19 booster doses
  • COVID-19 and benefits of COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccination
  • Please continue entering data into MIIC in a timely way

October 21, 2022

  • Novavax COVID-19 vaccine authorized for booster dose
  • Pediatric bivalent vaccine trainings
  • Reminder: Allow five business days for direct orders and redistributed vaccine
  • Wastage and inventory management reminders
  • Reporting Moderna bivalent booster doses to MIIC

October 13, 2022

  • CDC recommends bivalent booster doses for younger age groups
  • Ancillary kits for pediatric Moderna bivalent boosters
  • Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccine trainings
  • Find COVID-19 vaccine locations update
  • Transition to COVID-19 Vaccine Situation Update webpage

September 29, 2022

  • Pre-ordering for 5-11 bivalent boosters in MIIC
  • 5-11 bivalent booster dose labels
  • Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccine trainings
  • Vaccination after COVID-19 infection
  • Share Your Story: Why I Got the COVID-19 Vaccine

September 22, 2022

  • Moderna bivalent booster available in MIIC
  • Bivalent boosters for 5-11-year-olds
  • Pre-ordering event in MIIC
  • Invalidated shots in MIIC
  • COVID-19 revaccination for invalid doses
  • Share Your Story: Why I Got the COVID-19 Vaccine

September 15, 2022

  • Pause on Moderna bivalent booster (18+) ordering
  • Find COVID-19 vaccine locations update
  • Reporting monovalent booster errors to VAERS
  • Co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines
  • Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccine trainings
  • Novavax COVID-19 vaccine office hours

September 8, 2022

  • CDC interim clinical considerations updates
  • Bivalent vaccine booster ordering in MIIC
  • COVID-19 product information in MIIC

September 2, 2022

  • Bivalent booster doses authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP
  • Bivalent booster dose labels
  • Ordering and shipping timelines for bivalent boosters for people age 12 years and older
  • Temporary pause of ordering for monovalent COVID-19 vaccine for primary series in people age 12 years and older
  • Tool for minimizing wastage of monovalent COVID-19 vaccine
  • Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccine trainings

August 25, 2022

  • Bivalent vaccine booster pre-ordering event is open in MIIC
  • ACIP meetings for bivalent boosters
  • CDC expands eligibility for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to include 12-17 year-olds

August 18, 2022

  • CDC interim clinical considerations updates
  • Pre-ordering vaccine for Bivalent Vaccine Boosters
  • Vax to School
  • National Immunization Awareness Month; Keep kids on track with well-child checks and immunizations

August 11, 2022

  • Full CDC vaccination record cards
  • Moderna EUA and Spikevax BLA available for ordering in MIIC
  • National Immunization Awareness Month; Keep kids on track with well-child checks and immunizations

August 4, 2022

  • Catch-up children on vaccines
  • Pfizer vaccine expiration tool
  • Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trainings
  • Please update information on Minnesota Find My Vaccine Map
  • Using MIIC for vaccine reminders and outreach

July 28, 2022

  • Novavax available in MIIC for ordering
  • Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trainings
  • Update site information on Minnesota Find My Vaccine map
  • Promote COVID-19 vaccines with social media images and other materials
  • Thank You from the MIIC Team!

July 21, 2022

  • CDC recommends Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
  • MIIC COVID-19 assessment report

July 14, 2022

  • Don't delay vaccination
  • FDA approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (Comirnaty) vaccine for ages 12-15 years
  • Reminder about opting out of ancillary kits
  • Share you COVID-19 vaccine story

July 7, 2022

  • Resources for answering common COVID-19 vaccination questions
  • FDA recommends inclusion of Omicron component in COVID-19 vaccines boosters
  • Updated schedules for COVID-19 vaccine in MIIC forecaster
  • Webinar: We Can Do This: Educating Nurses and Pediatric Staff About new COVID-19 Vaccines for Children

June 30, 2022

  • July 4 holiday delivery schedule

Special Edition: June 29, 2022

  • CDC Recommends Moderna for Children 6 Through 17 Years

June 23, 2022

  • COVID-19 vaccine for younger children
  • ACIP meeting for Moderna 6-17 years
  • COVID-19 product information in MIIC
  • Update site information on Minnesota Find My Vaccine map

June 17, 2022

  • COVID-19 vaccine for younger children
  • FDA recommends Moderna vaccine for 6-17 years under EUA
  • Update site information on Minnesota Find My Vaccine Map starting June 21
  • Pfizer EUA and Comirnaty BLA available for ordering in MIIC
  • MIIC webinar series
  • NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards Call for Nominations

June 9, 2022

  • Pre-ordering vaccine for younger kids
  • Comirnaty gray cap vaccine availability
  • Pfizer training to include vaccine for under 5 years
  • Verify Pfizer purple cap vaccine expiration dates
  • MIIC webinar series

June 3, 2022

  • Pre-ordering vaccine for kids under 5 and under 6-years-old
  • “Up to date” with COVID-19 vaccines
  • Select the appropriate Trade Name for COVID-19 vaccine products in MIIC
  • MIIC webinar series
  • Pfizer shipping containers
  • Immunization Champion Award
  • At a glance COVID-19 vaccination schedules

May 25, 2022

  • CDC interim clinical considerations updates
  • Revised Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meetings on Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines
  • MIIC webinar series

May 20, 2022

  • CDC expands eligibility and strengthens recommendations for COVID-19 booster shots
  • Memorial Day shipping timelines
  • Pfizer purple cap vaccine expiration date extension
  • MDH provider material updates
  • MIIC webinar series

May 12, 2022

  • FDA limits use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
  • Digital Data Loggers (DDLs) for COVID-19 vaccines

May 5, 2022

  • Upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meetings on COVID-19 vaccines
  • Inventory requirements and follow-up
  • MDH provider material updates

April 28, 2022

  • Pfizer-BioNTech submits application on booster doses for children 5-11 years old
  • Moderna submits applications for primary series in children 6 months to 6 years of age
  • Updates to the interim clinical considerations
  • Pfizer shelf-life extension and reporting waste

April 21, 2022

  • COVID-19 vaccine shelf-life extension
  • Moderna shipping timeline
  • NEW COVID-19 vaccine module

Special Edition: April 15, 2022

  • Coverage Disparities for Minnesotans Enrolled in Minnesota Health Care Programs

April 7, 2022

  • Coming soon: Anticipated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster only vials
  • Exhaustion of federal funding for uninsured program and coverage assistance fund
  • Option to opt out of adult ancillary kits

March 30, 2022

  • Announcement: second booster dose
  • Changes to HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program and Coverage Assistance Fund
  • Do not miss an opportunity to vaccinate
  • Benefits of staying up to date on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

March 17, 2022

  • Enter quality data into MIIC, including lot number
  • Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for persons who care for children aged 0-4 years
  • CDC COVID-19 Toolkit for People with Disabilities

March 10, 2022

  • Shelf-life extension for Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine
  • Report excess inventory of COVID-19 vaccine
  • COVID-19 vaccine requests being filled by redistribution
  • Recent studies about COVID-19 vaccinations in children and adolescents

March 3, 2022

  • COVID-19 vaccine ordering: use vaccine in the field before it expires
  • MIIC COVID-19 assessment report

February 23, 2022

  • Updated interval for mRNA primary series
  • Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine available via redistribution
  • NEW Pfizer Controlant Data “SAGA Logger”

February 15, 2022

  • Updates to the interim clinical considerations
  • Importance of vaccinating immunocompromised
  • President's Day (Feb. 21) vaccine delivery hold

February 11, 2022

  • Update on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for people under 5 years
  • ACIP recommends Moderna's Spikevax (COVID-19 vaccine)

February 3, 2022

  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for adults obtains licensure
  • Preparing for Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 years
  • Do not miss an opportunity to vaccinate
  • Pfizer 5-11-year-old (orange cap) COVID-19 vaccine available via redistribution
  • Vaccination after COVID-19 infection
  • New resource for entering correct COVID-19 product information in MIIC

January 20, 2022

  • Kids Deserve a Shot vaccine incentive program
  • Keep patients "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccines
  • Moderna label and EUA fact sheet update

January 13, 2022

  • Recent studies about COVID-19 and the benefits of vaccination
  • Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine expiration table
  • Avoid wastage, use the COVID-19 vaccine SmartSheet tool
  • Updated booster interval in MIIC forecaster
  • Enter correct COVID-19 vaccine product information into MIIC
  • COVID-19: Myths and Facts webinar

Special issue: January 10, 2022

  • CDC Recommends Moderna Booster at 5 Months

January 7, 2022

  • CDC updates recommendations for the use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
  • Updated booster forecaster in MIIC
  • Pfizer vaccine shelf-life extension
  • COVID-19 vaccine ordering update
  • MDH therapeutics webpage updated to include outpatient antivirals
  • CDC webinar on COVID-19 storage and handling

Special issue: January 4, 2022

  • CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children

December 22, 2021

  • Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine update
  • Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine ordering
  • Holiday shipping cadence
  • Provider guide restructure
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings

December 17, 2021

  • Clinical preference stated for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
  • Transition to COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine DO NOT DILUTE (gray cap) for 12 years and older
  • COVID-19 quick reference guide
  • Vaccine ordering for 5- to 11-year-olds
  • Holiday shipping cadence
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings

Special issue: December 16, 2021

  • Thank you, vaccination providers!

December 10, 2021

  • Transition to Pfizer gray cap (DO NOT DILUTE) vaccine for 12 years and older
  • Ordering transition
  • Entering Pfizer gray cap immunizations into MIIC
  • Pfizer expiration dates
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings

Special issue: December 9, 2021

  • FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Dose to 16- and 17-Year-Olds

December 2, 2021

  • CDC expands COVID-19 booster recommendations
  • MDH provider material updates
  • Updated booster forecaster in MIIC
  • Recent studies on COVID-19 and pregnancy
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings
  • COVID-19 vaccine ordering updates

November 24, 2021

  • Updated booster recommendations for adults
  • MDH provider material updates
  • Updated booster forecaster in MIIC
  • New client follow-up output to support booster dose planning
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings

Special issue: November 19, 2021

  • Updated Booster Recommendations for Adults

November 18, 2021

  • Booster dose expansion expected
  • Emergency use instructions (EUI) for non-FDA authorized or approved vaccines
  • Timing of vaccination
  • Pfizer vaccine label correction
  • Strategies to avoid mix-ups between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine formulations
  • Please return the Controlant data logger
  • MIIC ordering and shipping updates for COVID-19 vaccines
  • Report doses administered to MIIC within 24 hours
  • Enter quality data into MIIC
  • School-located vaccination clinics: best practices for school districts
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings on vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds

November 10, 2021

  • New and updated clinical materials for 5 to 11 age group
  • New! Comfort hold resources
  • Using 5 mL syringes for reconstitution
  • MIIC ordering and shipping updates for COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds (orange cap)
  • Add/update site information on Minnesota Find My Vaccine map
  • Co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines
  • New! Toolkit for addressing vaccine misinformation
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings on vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds

November 4, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds
  • COVID-19 vaccine for 5 to 11 years distribution updates
  • New webpages for COVID-19 vaccines for children
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings on vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds
  • COVID-19 booster doses for people who were vaccinated outside of the U.S. or who participated in U.S. clinical trials
  • Moderna webinars for booster dose updates
  • COVID-19 vaccine name changes in MIIC
  • Updated forecaster in MIIC
  • MIIC assessment report and client follow-up
  • Receiving an “EXCEPTION” status after loading files into the MIIC user interface
  • Please direct questions on Docket to the MIIC website
  • Moderna vaccine management and wastage reporting with half doses
  • Report excess vaccine inventory in SmartSheet tool
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expiration extension

Special issue: November 3, 2021

  • Interim Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine for 5 to 11-Year-Olds Approved

October 28, 2021

  • Updated CDC interim clinical considerations on boosters
  • Down Syndrome and COVID-19
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider materials updated for boosters
  • COVID-19 vaccine protocols updated for boosters
  • Updated booster forecaster in MIIC
  • Moderna webinars for booster dose updates
  • Moderna vaccine management and wastage reporting with half doses
  • COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11-year-olds
  • Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trainings
  • Hennepin Health Care webinar on helping kids cope with vaccinations
  • Educating parents on Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 years
  • Display your location publicly on VaccineFinder and Minnesota's vaccine locations map
  • CDC vaccination cards: please include vaccine lot number
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expiration extension

Special issue: October 22, 2021

  • Interim Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses

October 21, 2021

  • Moderna and Janssen boosters
  • COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11-year-olds
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trainings
  • New web content on COVID-19 pediatric vaccination
  • Educating parents on Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 years
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expiration extension
  • Reminder: Timely reporting to MIIC
  • Booster dose texting project using MIIC
  • Opportunities to improve student & community health through school-located vaccinations

October 14, 2021

  • VRBPAC and ACIP meetings on Moderna and Janssen boosters
  • COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11-year-olds and upcoming webinar
  • Educating parents on Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 years
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine medical updates
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expiration dates
  • Updated MIIC forecaster for Pfizer booster doses
  • Switching organizations in MIIC
  • Using lists in MIIC for vaccination planning, coverage rates, and reminder/recall

October 7, 2021

  • Co-administration of flu and COVID-19 vaccines
  • COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protocol updated
  • Additional doses versus booster doses
  • Verify a person’s eligibility for a Pfizer booster
  • Pfizer booster dose after COVID-19 infection
  • Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 years
  • Very important: Sending complete and up-to-date demographic information
  • COVID-19 booster dose planning report
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expiration dates
  • COVID-19 vaccine distribution updates

September 30, 2021

  • Provider material updates
  • Definition of fully vaccinated
  • Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose recommendations
  • Co-administration of flu and COVID-19 vaccines
  • Very important: Sending complete and up-to-date demographic information
  • Manufacturer information
  • COVID -19 booster dose planning report
  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expiration dates
  • End of federal fiscal year ordering pause Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
  • COVID-19 vaccine distribution updates

September 24, 2021

  • Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
  • Verify patient COVID-19 immunization data
  • Very important: Updating client demographic information in MIIC
  • COVID-19 booster dose planning report
  • Printing a client record
  • Check Janssen COVID-19 vaccine expiration dates
  • End of federal fiscal year ordering pause Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
  • COVID-19 vaccine distribution updates
  • Ancillary kit deficiency reporting
  • COVID-19 vaccine quick reference guide for health care professionals

Special issue: September 24, 2021

  • Interim recommendations on Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

September 16, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccines are free
  • Clarifying childhood and teen vaccination and COVID-19 testing
  • New! Docket mobile app
  • Printing a client record
  • COVID-19 vaccine distribution updates
  • Newly translated pre-vaccination checklist for COVID-19 vaccines
  • COVID-19 vaccine public service announcements for direct support professionals

September 10, 2021

  • Organize your COVID-19 vaccine inventory
  • Reminders for ordering COVID-19 vaccine
  • Third COVID-19 vaccine dose added to data dashboard
  • Printing a client record
  • The MIIC team is grateful for you!
  • SmartFind COVID-19 vaccine resource
  • Additional Pfizer trainings now available
  • Texting project using MIIC data

September 2, 2021

  • Booster doses
  • ACIP/CDC approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (Comirnaty) vaccine recommendation
  • COVID-19 vaccine and TB testing
  • Labor Day ordering
  • New Pfizer delivery cadence
  • Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine expiration extension
  • Additional Pfizer trainings now available
  • Texting project using MIIC
  • MIIC: assessment report and client follow-up
  • People vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine as part of a clinical trial in the United States

August 26, 2021

  • Booster doses
  • FDA approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (Comirnaty) vaccine
  • Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine expiration extension
  • Additional Pfizer trainings now available
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider material updates
  • Labor Day ordering
  • COVID-19 vaccine ordering updates
  • MIIC: Third doses for immunocompromised clients
  • Post-vaccination observation period
  • Using MIIC to verify COVID-19 vaccination status
  • CDC vaccination cards
  • Notes for the webinar on co-administration of COVID-19 and adolescent vaccines

August 19, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine ordering updates
  • Additional doses versus booster doses
  • Additional dose for people who are immunocompromised
  • Booster doses
  • New web page on the pediatric immunization gap
  • Extra ancillary kit supplies and CDC immunization cards
  • Using MIIC to verify COVID-19 vaccination status
  • Vaccine wastage
  • Webinar on co-administration of COVID-19 and adolescent vaccines

August 12, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine ordering updates in preparation for new additional dose recommendations
  • COVID-19 vaccines for people who are pregnant or lactating
  • Updated CDC interim clinical considerations for Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Foreign COVID-19 vaccines in MIIC
  • Notify MDH of any COVID-19 vaccine coordinator changes
  • COVID-19 vaccination records for patients
  • Janssen vaccine availability
  • New training requirement for COVID-19 vaccine providers
  • Webinar on building effective messages and vaccine confidence for COVID-19 vaccinations
  • Webinar on co-administration of COVID-19 and adolescent vaccines

August 5, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine mandate questions
  • Vaccine names in MIIC
  • People vaccinated outside the United States
  • Weekly cadence of COVID-19 vaccine direct ordering in MIIC
  • Janssen vaccine availability
  • New training requirement for COVID-19 vaccine providers
  • Webinar on co-administration of COVID-19 and adolescent vaccines
  • COVID-19 QR codes
  • MIIC training resources and user guides
  • Make sure your “hold” message is updated!
  • Consider implementing COVID-19 prevention strategies

July 29, 2021

  • Janssen vaccine extended shelf life
  • Adolescent catch-up vaccines
  • Flu and COVID-19 vaccine co-administration
  • Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine products
  • ACIP reviews reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
  • AHA policy statement on mandatory COVID-19 vaccine for health care personnel
  • Consider implementing COVID-19 prevention strategies
  • Registering to become a COVID-19 vaccine provider
  • COVID-19 vaccine available via redistribution
  • Moderna 10-dose vials
  • Report exact dates of administration
  • Assistance in reaching patients for their second dose
  • Transporting vaccine

July 22, 2021

  • Moderna 10-dose vials
  • Assistance in reaching patients for their second dose
  • Submit accurate data to MIIC
  • Update to required COVID-19 vaccine provider training
  • Pfizer diluent
  • People vaccinated outside of the United States
  • Tool for increasing redistribution and minimizing wastage of COVID-19 vaccine
  • Provider guide updates

July 15, 2021

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine
  • Joint CDC and FDA statement on vaccine boosters
  • New tool for increasing redistribution and minimizing wastage of COVID-19 vaccine
  • Verify information on vaccine recipients
  • Clarification of MDH email contacts
  • Confirm vaccination dates in MIIC
  • Remember to post "DO NOT UNPLUG" warning signs
  • Provider guide appendix A updated

Special issue: July 14, 2021

  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine

July 8, 2021

  • Fully vaccinated people do not need additional vaccine doses
  • Creating welcoming and inclusive vaccination sites
  • County vaccination rates update
  • No dry ice replenishment for Pfizer 450 packs
  • Be aware of suspicious emails asking to buy Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
  • Improved completeness of race and ethnicity data
  • Single Vaccine Assessment Report training resources
  • Provider material updates
  • Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine videos
  • Janssen COVID-19 vaccine information

June 30, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine and myocarditis and pericarditis updates
  • July 4 holiday ordering
  • Clinical trial data
  • Fully-vaccinated people do not need additional vaccine doses
  • Janssen COVID-19 vaccine updates
  • New tool to report excess COVID-19 vaccine inventory

June 24, 2021

  • Pfizer vaccine tracking
  • Cases of myocarditis after receiving COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
  • CDC quick reference guide for health care professionals
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider material updates
  • Janssen COVID-19 vaccine updates
  • Tool to report excess COVID-19 vaccine inventory
  • Training on MIIC Single Vaccine Assessment Report for COVID-19

June 17, 2021

  • Promote COVID-19 vaccine among adolescents
  • MDH seeking vaccination success stories
  • Janssen COVID-19 vaccine updates
  • Best practices for expiring vaccine
  • Tool to report excess COVID-19 vaccine inventory
  • COVID-19 vaccination upon discharge
  • COVID-19 vaccination cards on websites

June 10, 2021

  • MDH seeking vaccination success stories
  • Vaccine storage temperature reminders for summer clinics
  • Vaccine wastage
  • New tool to report excess COVID-19 vaccine inventory
  • Expired vaccine
  • Storage and handling labels
  • Increase in Medicare payment for home administration of COVID-19 vaccine
  • Training on MIIC Single Vaccine Assessment Report for COVID-19
  • Vaccination cards

June 3, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine site visits
  • Myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination
  • Direct requests for COVID-19 vaccine in the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC)
  • AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine added to MIIC
  • MIIC single vaccine assessment report for COVID-19
  • Interstate data exchange with Iowa
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider material updates
  • Expired vaccine
  • New Minnesota vaccine incentives: Your Shot to Summer
  • Updated CDC COVID-19 materials

May 27, 2021

  • Memorial Day holiday ordering
  • Myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination
  • Do not miss an opportunity to vaccinate
  • Direct requests for COVID-19 vaccine in the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC)
  • New Minnesota vaccine incentives: Your Shot for Summer
  • Lost vaccination cards
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider material updates
  • Pfizer updated storage
  • Expired vaccine
  • V-safe reminder for adolescents
  • COVID-19 vaccine data update
  • Updated CDC COVID-19 materials

May 20, 2021

  • Direct requests for COVID-19 vaccine in the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC)
  • Vaccinating adolescents and ensuring equity
  • Report cases of myocarditis after vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider material updates
  • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine updates
  • COVID-19 vaccine thefts
  • MIIC client follow-up training
  • Don’t return wasted Pfizer vaccine with shipper
  • Memorial Day holiday ordering
  • Best practices for storage and handling of Moderna vaccine
  • Health care providers, your patients need to hear from you!
  • MDH COVID-19 vaccine office hours are ending

May 14, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide and appendices updates
  • Protocols and screening and agreement template updated
  • Vaccinating adolescents
  • Client follow-up now ready in MIIC!
  • Module 4 – Moderna vaccine updated
  • Vaccinate people who have had COVID-19
  • Helping providers build trust in COVID-19 vaccines
  • Talking to patients about the safety of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine
  • We are receiving data in a timely manner!
  • Viewing history of COVID-19 vaccine orders in MIIC
  • MDH COVID-19 vaccine office hours

May 6, 2021

  • Vaccinating only authorized age groups
  • Change in MDH COVID-19 vaccine office hours
  • Reminder: shipper and data logger returns
  • Vaccines Given Report in MIIC
  • Please verify your spreadsheet data before sending!
  • Updated CDC interim clinical considerations
  • Reporting vaccine wastage in MIIC

April 30, 2021

  • Resuming Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine
  • Updated CDC Interim Clinical Considerations
  • Upcoming change to Moderna vials and ancillary kits
  • Second doses
  • Transporting vaccine
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide
  • Report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
  • Resources to assist clinicians in possible COVID-19 vaccine-related adverse events
  • Displaying location publicly on VaccineFinder
  • Reporting vaccine wastage in MIIC

April 22, 2021

  • Acknowledging burnout and wellbeing
  • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy materials
  • Ensure everyone has access to vaccine
  • Report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
  • Vaccine administration errors
  • Appropriate settings for vaccine administration
  • Resources to assist clinicians in possible COVID-19 vaccine-related adverse events
  • Updated COVID-19 vaccine nonviable documents
  • MIIC spreadsheet and new user guidance
  • Please enter historical doses!
  • Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) vaccine pause
  • Janssen expiration dates
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide
  • Slight change in shipping timelines for Moderna orders

April 16, 2021

  • Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) vaccine pause
  • Respect at vaccination sites
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide
  • COVID-19 vaccine expiration dates
  • Anxiety and events related to COVID-19 vaccination
  • Safety during vaccine administration
  • Security of vaccine vials
  • Slight change in shipping timelines for Moderna orders

April 8, 2021

  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine updates
  • Mammogram screening following COVID-19 vaccination
  • Sharps containers disposal
  • Vaccination cards
  • VaccineFinder clarification
  • New MIIC spreadsheet with race/ethnicity fields and phone number
  • Monday deliveries may arrive on Tuesdays for Moderna and Janssen
  • Reminder/recall for overdue second doses

April 1, 2021

  • Identification and insurance for COVID-19 vaccine
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide and appendices updates
  • Screening and agreement template is now translated into 12 languages!
  • New! Mass Vaccination Site Planning Guide
  • New! Best practices for labeling vaccine
  • Quick reference guide for COVID-19 vaccine products
  • Enroll in VaccineFinder
  • Monday deliveries may arrive on Tuesdays for Moderna and Janssen
  • Vaccine temperature monitoring (devices and probes)
  • COVID-19 vaccine storage and handling summaries
  • Product lot number and expiration dates
  • Reminder/recall for overdue second doses
  • Providers are sending race/ethnicity data!

March 25, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine is free for recipients
  • Medicare COVID-19 vaccine payment
  • Accessibility is not only the right thing to do, it’s the law
  • Updated COVID-19 vaccine provider trainings
  • Dose interval reminders
  • COVID-19 vaccination preparation and safety FAQs
  • Providers are sending race/ethnicity data!
  • Janssen and Moderna vaccine shipping timelines
  • CDC COVID-19 vaccine webinar series
  • Just-in-time training
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

March 18, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide
  • Updated COVID-19 vaccine provider trainings
  • Just-in-time training
  • Ancillary kit deficiency reporting
  • COVID-19 vaccination reminders
  • Rumors about vaccination clinics open to anyone
  • Vaccine dosage reminders
  • CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
  • Second doses are important
  • Vaccinating 16- and 17-year-olds
  • Do not return Janssen shipping containers
  • Janssen and Moderna vaccine shipping timelines
  • MIIC webinar recordings
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

March 11, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide
  • COVID-19 vaccine protocols
  • MDH COVID-19 Screening and Agreement template updated
  • Second doses are important
  • Vaccinate primary caregivers
  • Expanded vaccine eligibility
  • Vaccinating 16- and 17-year-olds
  • Do not return Janssen shipping containers
  • Temperature excursions
  • Green Moderna vials
  • Tell people getting vaccinated about v-safe!
  • Reminders for entering quality data into MIIC
  • New immunization spreadsheet coming soon
  • MIIC webinar recordings
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

March 4, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide updates
  • New! Required COVID-19 provider training and attestation
  • Interim clinical considerations for COVID-19 vaccines updated
  • Guidance on transporting COVID-19 vaccines
  • Janssen COVID-19 vaccine shipped frozen
  • Janssen COVID-19 vaccine protocol coming soon
  • More translations for Moderna and Pfizer EUA fact sheets
  • Updated Pfizer EUA for vaccine storage
  • Expiration dates and COVID-19 vaccines
  • Questions about COVID-19 vaccine shipments? Contact MDH
  • Reporting vaccine wastage in MIIC
  • Submitting race and ethnicity data to MIIC
  • Last MIIC webinar – send your questions in!
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

February 25, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide updates
  • COVID-19 vaccine protocols updated
  • Be prepared for anaphylaxis
  • Updated ancillary kits for Pfizer six-dose vaccine vials
  • Do not pool vaccine!
  • Submitting race and ethnicity data to MIIC
  • Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine training
  • MIIC menu item for viewing history of COVID-19 vaccine orders
  • MAGIC COVID-19 Vaccine Facts video
  • MIIC webinars
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

February 18, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide updates
  • New guidance on transporting COVID-19 vaccine
  • Continuous temperature monitoring devices
  • MDH COVID-19 Screening and Agreement template is now available in Spanish
  • COVID-19 vaccine shipping delays
  • Pfizer vaccine vials are now six-dose vials
  • Vaccine expiration dates
  • Cold weather and patient appointments
  • Make sure you are entering high-quality data!
  • MAGIC COVID-19 Vaccine Facts video
  • Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine training
  • MIIC menu item for viewing history of COVID-19 vaccine orders
  • MIIC webinars
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

February 11, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide updates
  • MDH COVID-19 Screening and Agreement template updated
  • New! Immunization basic principles for COVID-19 vaccine on-demand training
  • EUA fact sheets for recipients
  • New shipment timing for second doses
  • Reminder: Redistribution agreement
  • Vaccination of non-Minnesota residents
  • New MIIC menu item for viewing history of COVID-19 vaccine orders
  • Make sure you are entering high-quality data!
  • Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine
  • MIIC webinars
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH
  • Training

February 4, 2021

  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide updates
  • COVID-19 vaccine redistribution guide updated
  • Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
  • New MDH guidance on integrating COVID-19 vaccine with TB testing
  • New MIIC menu item for viewing history of COVID-19 vaccine orders
  • MIIC webinars
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

January 28, 2021

  • First and second dose clarification
  • Updated clinical considerations for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide (updated 1/28/21)
  • COVID-19 vaccine protocols and screening and agreement template
  • Reminder: Report vaccine errors
  • Shipping containers
  • Vaccine coordinators
  • Remaining vaccine in a vial
  • Do not waste vaccine!
  • Reporting vaccine wastage in MIIC
  • MIIC
  • COVID-19 vaccine office hours with MDH

January 21, 2021

  • Updated clinical considerations for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
  • COVID-19 vaccine protocols updated
  • COVID-19 vaccine screening and agreement template
  • Remaining vaccine in a vial
  • Do not waste vaccine!
  • Reporting vaccine wastage in MIIC
  • MIIC

January 14, 2021

  • Expanding COVID-19 vaccine offerings
  • COVID-19 vaccine second doses
  • Updated clinical considerations for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
  • COVID-19 vaccine provider guide (updated 1/14/21)
  • Remaining vaccine in a vial
  • Do not waste vaccine!
  • MIIC
  • Reporting vaccine wastage in MIIC
  • Be aware of COVID-19 vaccine scams!
  • Resources
  • Trainings

January 7, 2021

  • Vaccine allocation update
  • Provider guide and trainings (updated 1/5/21)
  • Updated clinical considerations from mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
  • Vaccine orders and deliveries
  • MIIC
  • COVID-19 vaccine inventory
    • MIIC inventory function
  • Trainings
    • Moderna trainings
    • Pfizer trainings

 

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Last Updated: 05/25/2023

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