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<b><u>General Information - Updated Aug 7, 2024</b></u><ul><li><b>Community pharmacies:</b> Must register in AVI to receive provincially-funded vaccine, including influenza. Training materials can be found on the AVI Home Page under User Guides.<li><b>Product Problem:</b> Manufacturing defects must be reported using the <i><a href=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/58d31634-61d9-469d-b95f-f714719b923e/resource/5403ebff-4dda-4f35-b7f7-4e1fab70a31a/download/health-aip-product-problem-form.pdf>publicly funded vaccine product form</a>.</i><li><b>Cold Chain Excursions: </b> Refer to Part 2 in the <a href=https://open.alberta.ca/publications/alberta-vaccine-storage-and-handling-policy-for-provincially-funded-vaccine>Alberta Immunization Policy (AIP)</a> (Section 6). <li><b>Communication Guidance:</b> <ul><li><a href=mailto:Health.Imm@gov.ab.ca>Health.Imm@gov.ab.ca</a>: All program and policy related questions or concerns. This includes administration of provincially funded vaccine, cold chain, expiry extensions, allocations, COVID and influenza questions, product issues, and vaccine storage. <li><a href=mailto:AVIsupport@stchome.com>AVIsupport@stchome.com</a>: General AVI help desk questions such as questions related to log in processes, reconciling vaccine inventory, creating or receiving orders/transfers. <li><a href=mailto:Health.AVI@gov.ab.ca>Health.AVI@gov.ab.ca</a>: AVI questions regarding vaccine transfers between community pharmacies and physician clinics, compliance program questions, AVI registration and reconciliation corrections.</ul>

<b><u>Message for Community Physician Clinics - Updated September 30, 2024</u></b> <p>As you are aware, Alberta Health communicated a temporary pause in distribution of provincially funded vaccine to medical and nurse practitioner clinics on April 19, 2024, due to contract expiration with the vendor. At this time, Alberta Health has not been successful in contracting a distributor to ship vaccines to community medical and nurse practitioner clinics. As a result, a vendor for vaccine distribution will not be in place by October 15 for the start of the influenza and COVID vaccine program. AVI registration for Community Physician Clinic will not be available until provincially funded vaccine distribution resumes.</p> <p>We appreciate your support in suggesting that Albertans can continue to access immunization services at AHS public health clinics and pharmacies while we work to resolve this distribution disruption.</p> <p>Should you have any additional questions or require further clarification, please email <a href="mailto:health.imm@gov.ab.ca">health.imm@gov.ab.ca</a>.</p>

<b><u>Message for Community Pharmacies - Updated November 8, 2024</u></b> <span class="blink">&nbsp;<b>NEW</b></span> <p>Pharmacy to Pharmacy Provincially Funded Vaccine Transfers:</p> <ul><li>Community providers seeking to transfer provincially funded vaccine to other community providers <u><font color=red>must</font></u> contact <a href="mailto:health.AVI@gov.ab.ca">health.AVI@gov.ab.ca</a> for approval before physically transferring vaccine.</li> <li>RSV vaccine can only be transferred to other community providers currently participating in the RSV program. </li>

<!--UPDATES--><style>.blink {animation:blinker 1.3s linear infinite;}@keyframes blinker {50% {opacity: 0;}}</style><b><u>Expiry Extensions - Updated Aug 29, 2024</u></b> <!-- <ul><li><b>Health Canada has approved the following expiry extensions: </b> <ul><li><b>SpikeVax XBB.1.5 (2.5 mL) 5 dose/vial / <font color = blue>DIN: 02541270</font></b> <ul><li><b>Lot 022G23A </b> extended from 2024-05-01 to 2024-08-01.</ul></li></ul> </ul> --> <ul><li><b>Moderna COVID Expiry Extensions:</b> Affected lots can be found in the <a href="https://modernacovid19global.com/en-CA">Extension of Shelf Life</a> section.</li> <li><b>Moderna Vial Expiration Date Verification:</b></font> Expiration dates of Moderna vaccine can be verified by visiting the <a href="https://modernacovid19global.com/vial-lookup">Vial Expiration Checker</a>.</li> <li><b>Novavax COVID Expiry Extensions:</b> Details can be found on <a href="https://novavax.widen.net/s/fn62wqlmn9/dhcp-for-use-of-non-canadian-packaging-labels-english-canada">DHCP For Use of Non-Canadian Packaging Labels English (Canada)</a>.</li> </ul>

<strong><u><mark>Withdrawn Vaccine</mark> - Updated Aug 29, 2024</u></strong> <p>The following vaccines have been withdrawn and must be removed from inventory. <br>Not removing the vaccines will affect compliance rates as per the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fstc-app-ab%2Fpdf%2FAVI%2520Responsibilities%2520%26%2520Expectations.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CHealth.AVI%40gov.ab.ca%7Cc32db888882d436c640508dc97834b52%7C2bb51c06af9b42c58bf53c3b7b10850b%7C0%7C0%7C638551837369866933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vacR4%2B%2F5V%2BBHcpFHNs66LAHUsTifql9cN0Kg08u%2B8r0%3D&amp;reserved=0">AVI Responsibilities &amp; Expectations.</a></p> <table border="6"> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Vaccine</td> <td><strong>Withdrawn Date</td> <td><strong>Remove in AVI by</td> <td><strong>Pharmacy Communication</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="yellow"> <tr> <td>Influenza Vaccine</td> <td>May 1, 2024</td> <td>May 30, 2024</td> <td><a href="https://www.ab.bluecross.ca/pdfs/pharmacy-benefacts/pharmacy-benefact-1163.pdf">Benefact #1163</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

<style>.blink {animation:blinker 1.2s linear infinite; color: red}@keyframes blinker {50% {opacity: 0; color:red}}</style><b><u>Inventory Management Tips - Updated Aug 6, 2024</u></b> <!--<span class="blink"><b>NEW</b></span>--> <br><ul><li>AVI quantities are always in <font color=red><u>DOSES</b></u></font>. Please place orders and reconcile inventory by doses for each vaccine product, not by package.<br><i>Example: 5 dose/pkg. You would input quantity as 5 in AVI.</i> <li><b>PHARMACY ONLY:</b> Please follow up with wholesale distributors if their ordering system uses doses or units for provincially-funded vaccine orders such as Pneumococcal, Tdap, influenza, and COVID vaccines. <font color=red>Influenza vaccine must be ordered in <b><u>units</u></b>, not doses. </font> <ul><li><font color=green><b>SD-QIV: </b> <u>One</u> unit is equal to <b><u>10 doses</b></u> <font color=blue><li><b>HD-QIV: </b><u>One</u> unit is equal to <b><u>5 doses</b></u>

<!-- CHRISTMAS CLOSURE MESSAGE--> <font size=2><font color=red><b><u>AVI Help Desk Holiday Closures</u></b> </font color> <ul>The AVI Help Desk will be <b>closed</b> on December 25 and January 1. Any voice messages or emails left during: <ul> <li><font color=red>December 25</font color> - will be responded to on December 26. <li><font color=red>January 1</font color> - will be responded to on January 2. </ul> <br>

<style>.column{font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;background:#eee;float:left;width:50%}.btn1{background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:8px 24px;transition-duration:0.4s;}.btn1:hover{background-color:#0092cd;color: white;}.glow{text-shadow:0 0 5px #41dee8,0 0 10px #41dee8,0 0 15px #41dee8;display: inline;}</style><div style="background:#eee;padding-left:6px;line-height:125%;border:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-bottom:0px solid">&nbsp;</div><div style="background:#304c7f;padding-left:6px;line-height:125%;color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-family:Helvetica"><b>Need to register?</b></div><div style="background:#bfbfbf;padding-left:6px;line-height:125%;border:1px solid #bfbfbf;">&nbsp;</div><div class="row"><div class="column"><div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:7px;padding-top:7px;border:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div class="glow">Community pharmacies</div> requiring access to the Alberta Vaccine Inventory (AVI) system:<br><br><div style="text-align:center;"><button class="btn1 btn-success" onclick='window.open("https://forms.gle/U8ia74wvgbKfjefJ9")'>COMMUNITY REGISTRATION</button><br><br></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class="column"><div style="background:#eee;padding-left:16px;padding-right:7px;padding-top:7px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;">AHS providers requiring access to the Alberta Vaccine Inventory (AVI) system:<br><br><div style="text-align:center;"><button class="btn1 btn-success" onclick='window.open("https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/Page13604.aspx")'>AHS REGISTRATION</button><br><br></div></div></div><div class="row"><div style="background:#eee;padding-left:16px;padding-right:7px;padding-top:7px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><br>&nbsp;<br><b>Important Note: AVI accounts are suspended after <font color=red> 6 months of inactivity.</font></b><br>If you have questions, please email health.avi@gov.ab.ca for assistance.<br><br></div>