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Please note:
- Individuals over age 65 may receive the non-adjuvanted quadrivalent vaccine (Afluria®) or the adjuvanted quadrivalent vaccine (Fluad®) at the clinician’s discretion.
- Preservative-free syringes are being allocated to our Ob/Gyn patients to start. The default formulation being sent to clinics will be the multidose vial. Please direct pregnant patients, preservative-allergic patients, and egg-allergic patients down to the pharmacy for their flu shot.
- Clinicians should NOT vaccinate themselves or other MFA employees.
- Pharmacy is able to offer almost all vaccines on a walk-in basis this year, however, clinics should still offer to administer the vaccine if a patient is already in the clinic for an appointment.
Providers
All new flu codes are set up in Epic for the 2022-2023 Flu Season. Please continue utilizing your current immunization workflow in Epic to order and document these shots.
Managers
- You may order only a 2-week supply of the flu vaccine from the Clinic Dispensary starting today by completing the Influenza Order Form.
- Please do not place bulk orders. The vaccine comes in packages of 10 doses each (e.g., a quantity of 5 will be interpreted as 5 multidose vials, equivalent to 50 doses).
- Your order will be available in 1-2 days. Ensure the consent is completed and the Vaccine Information Statement is provided for each patient.
Resources
To stay up-to-date with flu vaccine recommendations, please visit the CDC website.
Employees
Employees located in Foggy Bottom should get their vaccine from the Pharmacy in room G-201 (South Entrance) this year. For shortest wait times, please come on Tuesdays or Thursdays, between the hours of 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Employees located outside of Foggy Bottom: Occupational Health will communicate the dates/locations of upcoming flu shot clinics in a future e-mail.
Starting this year, we are maintaining a tighter control on inventory and the pharmacy will appropriately charge these shots to occupational health as well as report the vaccination to the DC Immunization Registry as required.
Questions on how to obtain the vaccine?
Please contact Kierra Harrison (kharrison@mfa.gwu.edu) or phone at (202) 741-3620.
Thank you,
Raymond Lucas, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Employee Occupational Health Services
The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Ryan Mouton, PharmD
Senior Director of Pharmacy Operations
The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Arlene Bright, RN
Interim Senior Director of Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Tracy Peace, RN
Senior Director of Clinical Standards
The GW Medical Faculty Associates
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