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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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VOFA’s 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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Today’s Training

General Overview Detailed Case Studies

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General Overview of VOFA

Vaccine Schedule Brand Allocation Spending Plans FLU Pre-books

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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 Grantee’s NIS Coverage Level

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General Overview Brand Allocation

Designate Between Brands and Between Presentations

Combination Vaccines Over-order Protection

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General Overview Spending Plans

Dose Need Estimates Month by Month Funding Cost Allocations Report

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General Overview FLU Pre-Book

Place-holder Dollar Amounts

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Adjusting Brand Allocations Adding A New Vaccine Existing Vaccine Presentation No Longer

Available “Missing” Spending Plan

Adding/Adjusting Spending Plans

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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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Update Function (time permitting) What the Update Function accomplishes

Updates Reference Tables Adjusts Spending Plans to Match Actual

Vaccine Orders

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Adjusting Brand Allocations Adding A New Vaccine

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Adjusting Brand Allocations Existing Vaccine Presentation No Longer

Available

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“Missing” Spending Plan Adding/Adjusting Spending Plans

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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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Increasing Annual Need Hepatitis A – Hepatitis B (18 Only)

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Update Function (time permitting) What the Update Function accomplishes

Updates Reference Tables Adjusts Spending Plans to Match Actual

Vaccine Orders