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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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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
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