What’s the difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 of Operation Warp Speed?
Phase 1 was a pharmacy-led clinic and Phase 2 will entail facility-led vaccine administration overseen by PharmScript staff.
Is there a possibility of extra vaccine doses on our vaccine date? If yes, what are our obligations?
On the assigned vaccine clinic day, PharmScript will provide the appropriate number of doses for administration according to the number of total consent forms received. Please note that consent forms must be entered 48 hours prior to vaccine day. Vaccine preparation is complicated, and this process minimizes unnecessary vaccine waste. If there are extra doses [...]
Is PharmScript entering vaccine data into the NHSN (SAMS, CDC) portal?
State and federal reporting requirements for vaccine administration of the COVID-19 vaccine are handled by PharmScript and reported within 24 hours. It will be imperative that your facility provide completed administration forms for all doses given by end of the business day to assigned CSR in order to submit documentation to State and Federal entities.
What state-specific forms do I need to fill out to register to immunize in IL?
Any forms or registration specific to this program will be communicated directly from the pharmacy to your building to ensure compliance.
Who gets the vaccine?
Due to limited availability, facilities may not be able to receive their desired quantities. With this, we recommend setting priorities on how to distribute the vaccines received at each facility. Our recommendation is noted below: Residents Facility staff with direct patient care responsibilities Facility staff without direct patient care responsibilities and volunteers
How will PharmScript communicate with my facility?
PharmScript has set up a COVID section in the PS portal which will contain all relevant COIVD-19 documentation. Prior to each clinic date, around three days before, your facility will receive a call from a PharmScript vaccine team member who will answer any questions you may have. We also encourage you to reach out to [...]
After a person is vaccinated, could they receive a false-positive result on a COVID-19 test?
The COVID-19 vaccine contains a small snippet of RNA which encodes the instructions for producing the coronavirus “spike” protein, a protein that helps the virus invade healthy cells. The vaccine recipient’s own cells will make some of this specific protein to elicit the body to produce an immune response. Currently available COVID-19 assays test for [...]
Does this specific vaccine have fetal cells in it?
No, the COVID-19 vaccine does not contain cells from aborted fetuses. MRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are synthetic vaccines, sequenced on a computer in a lab, and do not use fetal cells in their production. https://factcheckni.org/articles/covid-19-vaccinesand-aborted-fetuses/
I have a patient who received a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and is now a candidate for monoclonal antibody therapy. Does the vaccine affect the ability to receive this monoclonal antibody therapy?
No, you will just need to delay your second COVID-19 vaccine dose to 90 days post monoclonal antibody treatment.
Is there any information about people with a history of GuillainBarre receiving the vaccine?
Receiving certain vaccines, primarily the seasonal influenza vaccine, may increase the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) lists history of GuillainBarre syndrome as a precaution to consider when receiving vaccines, but not a contraindication. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/contraindications.html There is currently limited data available about the risk of Guillain-Barre with COVID-19 vaccines. The [...]