{"id":1793,"date":"2023-04-25T14:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/?page_id=1793"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:12:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:12:18","slug":"covid-19-updates-for-virginia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/covid-19-updates-for-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Updates for Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2023\/04\/Letterhead-with-Jaberi-Acting_04.2023.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1603\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>COVID-19 Updates for Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">April 25, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Dear Colleague:<\/p>\n<p>This letter provides an update on COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FDA authorizes and CDC Recommends Simplified COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-changes-simplify-use-bivalent-mrna-covid-19-vaccines\">emergency use authorizations<\/a> for the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2023\/s0419-covid-vaccines.html\">announced<\/a> simplifying COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on April 19. CDC updated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/covid-19\/clinical-considerations\/interim-considerations-us.html\">Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States<\/a> to provide detailed guidance for providers. We describe the key changes below and advise COVID-19 vaccinators in Virginia to implement these <strong>immediately<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations will now use the bivalent vaccine formulations; monovalent mRNA vaccines are no longer authorized.<\/li>\n<li>CDC recommends that everyone aged 6 years or older who is unvaccinated or has only received monovalent vaccines receive 1 bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.<\/li>\n<li>Children aged 6 months through 5 years are eligible to receive at least one dose of a bivalent vaccine. The number of bivalent doses and timing will depend on the vaccine and their vaccination history.<\/li>\n<li>Adults aged 65 years and older are eligible to receive an optional additional bivalent mRNA vaccine dose.<\/li>\n<li>Individuals aged 6 years or older who have already received a bivalent mRNA vaccine are not eligible for an additional dose unless they are aged 65 years or older or immunocompromised.<\/li>\n<li>Updated vaccine schedules for immunocompromised individuals will be available soon.<\/li>\n<li>The updated guidelines do not apply to Novavax and Janssen (J&amp;J) COVID-19 vaccines because they are not bivalent mRNA vaccines.<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare providers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/viis.vdh.virginia.gov\/VIIS\/logon.do\">Virginia Immunization Information System<\/a> (VIIS) to confirm patient\u2019s vaccine history.<\/li>\n<li>CDC and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) are updating resources for patients and providers and plan to offer webinar training for providers. Training will be announced on CDC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/emergency.cdc.gov\/coca\/index.asp\">Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) website<\/a> or VDH\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/covid-19-vaccine\/healthcare-professionals\/\">COVID-19 Vaccine Healthcare Professionals website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Table. Updated recommendations for bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for individuals who are not immunocompromised*<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"clinicians-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>COVID-19 Vaccination Status<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Children aged 6 months to 5 years<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>People aged 6 years or older<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Has not yet received any dose<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Recommended to get at least 1 bivalent vaccine dose. The number of doses depends on age and vaccine type.*<\/td>\n<td>Recommended to get 1 dose of a bivalent vaccine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Has received at least 1 vaccine dose<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Recommended to get at least 1 bivalent vaccine dose. The number of doses depends on age, vaccine type, and vaccine history.*<\/td>\n<td>Recommended to get 1 dose of a bivalent vaccine at least 8 weeks after last monovalent dose. If already received a bivalent vaccine dose, then an additional bivalent vaccine dose is not recommended.\u2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\u2020<strong>Individuals aged 65 and older<\/strong> may receive an additional bivalent vaccine at least 4 months after first bivalent dose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*For more detailed recommendations, refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/covid-19\/clinical-considerations\/interim-considerations-us.html\">CDC\u2019s Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States<\/a>. An updated vaccine schedule for individuals who are immunocompromised will be available soon.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you again for your continued partnership. Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/\">Virginia Department of Health website<\/a> for current clinical and public health guidance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/coronavirus\/get-the-latest-guidance\/health-professionals\/\">COVID-19<\/a> and other information.<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Parham Jaberi, MD, MPH<br \/>\nActing State Health Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Updates for Virginia April 25, 2023 Dear Colleague: This letter provides an update on COVID-19 vaccines. 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