What does VFC's influenza vaccine supply look like for the 2007-08 season?
When will we receive our VFC influenza vaccine?
Can we trade or share doses of influenza vaccine between our private and VFC vaccine stock?
Who is eligible for VFC vaccine?

We will be distributing the following influenza vaccines through VFC:

• Fluzone® by Sanofi Pasteur. Our Sanofi presentations this season include .25cc prefilled syringes, .5ml single dose vials and 5ml multidose vials.
• FluMist™ by MedImmune.
  
  Oregon VFC Providers prebooked over 30,000 doses for this season. We expect to be able to fill orders for all providers except those that ordered significantly past our February 2, 2007 deadline.
  
  We have received orders for 0.5 mL thimerosal-free doses, in single-dose vials or prefilled syringes that exceed our allocation from CDC. We will fill prebooked orders in the order in which they were received. When we run out of these thimerosal-free presentations, we will fill orders with multidose vials.
  
  When will we receive our VFC influenza vaccine?

  For both brands of influenza vaccine, we anticipate first shipments around mid-September and will continue shipping throughout November and December. Providers will receive their influenza vaccine according to when we received their order. If you ordered FluMist™ for your VFC patients, please remember that this year FluMist™ needs to be refrigerated - NOT FROZEN.

  
  
  Can we trade or share doses of influenza vaccine between our private and VFC vaccine stock?
  

  Do not share or trade between private and VFC flu vaccine stock. If you have questions, please call your Immunization Health Educator at 971.673.0300.

  
  Who is eligible for VFC vaccine?
  

  Influenza vaccine can be provided to VFC-eligible* patients who fall into one of the high-risk categories for influenza vaccine as listed below:
  
  VFC-Eligible Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV)

  1. Children ages 6-59 months.
  2. Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years with chronic disorders of the pulmonary or cardiovascular systems, including asthma.
  3. Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years who have required regular medical follow-up or hospitalization during the preceding year because of chronic metabolic diseases (including diabetes mellitus), renal dysfunction, hemoglobinopathies, or immunosuppression (including that cause by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]).
  4. Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years who have any conditions (e.g., cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other neuromuscular disorders) that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions or that can increase the risk for aspiration.
  5. Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and may therefore be at risk for developing Reyes Syndrome after influenza.
  6. Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years who are residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities that house persons at any age who have chronic medical conditions.
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  8. Children and adolescents ages 5-18 years who are household contacts of persons in the following high-risk groups:
     • any children less than 5 years old;
     • children or adolescents in any of the groups, #2-7, listed above;
     • any person 50 years or older; or
     • adults with the medical conditions listed in #2 or #3 above.
  
  VFC-Eligible Groups for Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV)

1. Healthy children and adolescents ages 5-18 who are household contacts of persons in the following high-risk groups, provided that the contacts are not severely immunocompromised (e.g., patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplants and requiring care in a protective environment):
   1. any children less than 5 years old;
   2. children or adolescents in any of the groups, #2-7 listed above;
   3. any person 50 years or older;
   4. adults with the medical conditions listed in #2 or #3 above.

*VFC eligibility includes: Children 0 through 18 years who have Medicaid/OHP, who have no health insurance, or who are American Indian/Alaskan Native are eligible for VFC vaccine.