Vaccine University

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Vaccine University

• An Overview of the Vaccine Order Forecast
  Application (VOFA)
• Presented by
• Igor Bulim
• Public Health Analyst
• Vaccine Assurance and Safety Branch
• Immunization Services Division

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Vaccine University

• VOFAs Main Functions
• To Determine the Annual Vaccine Need
• Choose Which Brands and Presentations That will
  Ordered
• Determine By Month The Amount Of Vaccine that
  will Be Ordered

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Vaccine University

• Todays Training
• General Overview
• Detailed Case Studies

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Vaccine University

• General Overview of VOFA
• Vaccine Schedule
• Brand Allocation
• Spending Plans
• FLU Pre-books

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Vaccine University

• General Overview
• Vaccine Schedule
• Develop An Annual Need Assessment
• Population numbers come from the Population
  Estimate Survey (PES) and the U.S. Census
• VFC Vaccine Schedule Modified By Grantees NIS
  Coverage Level

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Vaccine University

• General Overview
• Brand Allocation
• Designate Between Brands and Between
  Presentations
• Combination Vaccines Over-order Protection

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Vaccine University

• General Overview
• Spending Plans
• Dose Need Estimates Month by Month
• Funding Cost Allocations Report

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Vaccine University

• General Overview
• FLU Pre-Book
• Place-holder Dollar Amounts

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Adjusting Brand Allocations
• Adding A New Vaccine
• Existing Vaccine Presentation No Longer Available
• Missing Spending Plan
• Adding/Adjusting Spending Plans

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Increasing Annual Need
• Where You Add Additional Doses To The Vaccine
  Schedule Will Determine Whether You Increase
  Annual Need for Pediatric Vaccine or for Adult
  Vaccine
• Hepatitis A Hepatitis B (18 Only)

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Update Function (time permitting)
• What the Update Function accomplishes
• Updates Reference Tables
• Adjusts Spending Plans to Match Actual Vaccine
  Orders

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Adjusting Brand Allocations
• Adding A New Vaccine

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Adjusting Brand Allocations
• Existing Vaccine Presentation No Longer Available

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Missing Spending Plan
• Adding/Adjusting Spending Plans

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Increasing Annual Need
• Changes to the Vaccine Schedule Have A
  Potentially Large Ripple Effect
• Where You Add Additional Doses To The Vaccine
  Schedule Will Determine Whether You Increase
  Annual Need for Pediatric Vaccine or for Adult
  Vaccine

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Increasing Annual Need
• Hepatitis A Hepatitis B (18 Only)

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Vaccine University

• Detailed Case Studies
• Update Function (time permitting)
• What the Update Function accomplishes
• Updates Reference Tables
• Adjusts Spending Plans to Match Actual Vaccine
  Orders