Announcement
Please route to:
• Clinical supervisor
• Medical director
• Clinic manager
• Clinic staff
• Pharmacy
• Vaccine staff
Date: December 7, 2015
To:
MnVFC Providers
From: MnVFC Program
Re:
MnVFC Influenza Vaccine Available and 2016-17 Pre-book Dates
MnVFC Influenza Vaccine Available
Injectable pediatric influenza vaccine is still available for ordering from the MnVFC program. If your clinic would like to
order additional pediatric influenza vaccine, please fill out a late influenza order form found on the Ordering MDH
Vaccine website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/vaxorder.html). We will place your order as soon as we
receive it. The pediatric influenza vaccines available at this time are listed below.
Type
Inactivated
Injectable
Influenza Vaccine
Fluarix Quadrivalent (GSK)
FluLaval Quadrivalent (GSK)
Fluzone Quadrivalent (sanofi pastuer)
Age Indications
36 months and older
36 months and older
6 months and older
Dose
0.5ml
0.5ml
0.5ml
Packaging
10 pre-filled syringes
1 multi-dose vial of 10 doses
1 multi-dose vial of 10 doses
Remember, MnVFC and UUAV vaccine orders will not be processed from December 21, 2015, through January 1, 2016,
because of the holidays.
2016-17 MnVFC and UUAV Influenza Pre-book
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently informed us that flu pre-book will take place earlier this
year than in previous years. We do not have specific dates yet, but please be ready to place your 2016-17 MnVFC and
UUAV flu pre-book orders by mid-January. We will send out more detailed information as soon as it is available.
Immunization Program
651-201-5522, 800-657-3970
www.health.state.mn.us/vfc