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Back To School Means Updating Childhood Vaccines
The lazy, crazy days of summer are drawing to a close and it is time to start thinking about back to school and all that entails to prepare students to optimize their health. Vaccines can be number one on the list. We need to take a serious look at how the number of children who receive all necessary vaccines for school has dropped since the COVID-19 pandemic began its devastating march around the world.1 The immunization rates are even lower in children who are eligible for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program.2 This federal program provides no-cost vaccines to children who are uninsured or are Medicaid eligible.3 In some states VFC also covers children whose insurance does not cover vaccines. It is time to review what vaccines are indicated to keep all students healthy and practice some infection prevention.
Back to School VaccinesReminder/recall is one of the best ways to get parents/caregivers to bring children into providers' offices for that all important review of vaccines.4 Many state immunization registries have functions that can easily generate reminders for parents. States such as New York follow the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practice (ACIP) guidelines for children and adolescents vaccine schedules for school attendance. All providers need to be familiar with the immunization requirements for school attendance in the states in which they practice. This information is easy to access by contacting the state health departments who will have the requirements posted online.
Pre-KindergartenChildren entering Pre-K programs vaccination schedules:
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Back to school offers an opportunity to have these all-important immunization conversations with parents and students, and get all children immunized.
KindergartenKindergarten requirements include:
Intervals between doses of the Hep B and VAR vaccines are of utmost importance for the vaccines to be effective and intervals should follow the schedules noted for Pre-K children. If the intervals are less than recommended, then additional doses are indicated. Many of the children we will be seeing in preparation for returning to school may be behind schedule. Please consult the CDC's catch-up schedule for further guidance to ensure that children receive the appropriate vaccines on an accelerated schedule.
Grades 1 to 6Children entering grades 1 through 5 are required to have the same vaccines as indicated for kindergarten except for Hib and PCV, which are not required. Only 3 doses of DTaP/Tdap are indicated for grade 6. Sixth-grade children should have a Tdap booster at ages 11 to 12 years, however, a dose given at age 10 years is acceptable in addition to the other required vaccines. Hib and PCV are also not required for grade 5.5
Grades 7 to 12For grades 7 through 11, the vaccine series required is the same as for grade 6 with the addition of a dose of Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) if they did not receive a dose at age 11 to 12 years.
In addition to the vaccines required for grades 6 through 11, students in grade 12 need an additional dose of MenACWY vaccine administered at age 16 years or older.5
College Bound StudentsLet's not forget about the students headed for college. They too should have all of the vaccines recommended for adolescents in grade 12. But college-bound students need to be made aware of the risk of Meningitis B (MenB), including a discussion of the vaccine using shared decision making.5 Meningitis B, while relatively rare, is the only strain of meningitis seen on college campuses in over 10 years.6 There are 2 MenB vaccines, which are NOT interchangeable. If one brand is started, then the series must be completed with the same brand. If the same brand is not available, then the series must be restarted with the other brand.
Bexsero® is a 2-dose series given at 0 and 1 month. Trumenba® is a 2-dose series given at 0 and 6 months. If the second dose is administered earlier than 6 months a third dose must be given at least 4 months after the second dose. CDC has a fact sheet on shared clinical decision making that is very helpful.
Recently a 5-valent Meningitis vaccine was licensed. If a student is receiving MenACWY and MenB vaccines at the same visit, MenABCWY vaccine (Penbraya™) may be given. This vaccine is limited to students aged 16 years and older and it contains Trumenba®. Since there is no interchanging of vaccines all subsequent doses of MenB vaccine must be Trumenba®.
Influenza VaccineDo not forget the influenza vaccine. The CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older receive an influenza vaccine as long as there are no contraindications. It is sobering to note that there were 102 pediatric deaths nationwide as of March 2024. These tragic losses of life were most likely preventable since nearly 90% of cases occurred in unvaccinated children.7 Remember persons with a history of egg allergy of any severity can be vaccinated with any influenza vaccine indicated for the recipient's age and health status with no additional safety considerations.5
New and improved influenza vaccines are coming according to CDC. One study examining people's immune response to various influenza vaccines suggests that vaccination with non-egg-based flu vaccines might improve the antibody response to circulating influenza viruses over traditional egg-based vaccines. The findings indicate that repeated vaccination with non-egg-based vaccines could redirect antibody responses from immune memory, offering possible insights for improving vaccination strategy. Cell-based vaccines will reduce the impact of the seasonal virus at a lesser production and distribution cost.8
New COVID-19 VaccineThe FDA approved KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 season. The vaccines will include a monovalent component that corresponds to the KP.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicrom JN.1 lineage, according to the FDA.9
The updated formulation pertains to both approved (Comirnaty and Spikevax) and authorized (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine) mRNA vaccines. Targeting the KP.2 strain is expected to provide better protection against COVID-19 based on current data indicating that KP.2-adapted vaccines generate a substantially improved neutralizing response against currently circulating Omicron JN.1 sublineages compared with Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 vaccines.
Children and young adults will be part of the new vaccine strategy.
Countering DisinformationSome final thoughts about immunizations. The problem for the health of the American people is not a virus, it is disinformation! 10 Clinicians need to listen and acknowledge patient and parent concerns, and always be kind. Patients and parents are afraid of what they hear and read, and they need nurse practitioners and physician associates to be their trusted sources of information.11 While progress has been made to get back to the immunization levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a way to go. Nurse practitioners are already instrumental in getting patients back on track with vaccines. Back to school offers an opportunity to have these all-important immunization conversations with parents and students, and get all children immunized.
Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, a pediatric nurse practitioner and owner of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls. Dr. Koslap-Petraco is also a nurse consultant for the Immunization Action Coalition and a clinical assistant professor at Stony Brook University in New York.
Add Vaccines To Your Back-to-school List
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - While you're checking things off your kids' back-to-school list, check if they've had their vaccines.
That's the message from local health officials.
The second half of that message is, "Don't wait."
Winnebago County health officials urge parents to schedule their child's back-to-school vaccines.
Doctors say immunizations are your child's super power at school, protecting them from harmful diseases and giving them the best chance for a healthy school year.
Wisconsin updated its immunization requirements for schools and child care centers.
Starting with this upcoming school year, 7th graders are required be vaccinated against meningitis before they start school, while a booster dose is required for eligible 12th graders.
It's important to know parents can no longer call the school and report an exemption from the chickenpox vaccine for their child. Parents are now required to have a diagnosis from a qualified health care provider to be exempt from that immunization.
Winnebago County Public Health offers free immunizations for eligible children. Call (920) 232-3000 if you have questions or you're interested, or call your county's public health department.
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Have you been wondering, "When will the new 2024 COVID-19 vaccine be available?"
The short answer is: It's here. But even though the "fall vaccine" has been approved much earlier this year than the 2023 COVID-19 vaccine was, just like last year, it may take a while for these shots to become widely available to the public.
When will the new COVID vaccines become available?On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed off on these updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer (also known as Comirnaty), which should start to roll out across the United States in the coming weeks — as the 2024 summer wave of infections continues around the country.
Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that the updated shots be available to everyone age 6 months and older through pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Safeway, as well as health care providers, county public health departments and community clinics.
These COVID-19 vaccines usually become available at pharmacies first because pharmacies take their cue from the federal government and not the state — but with vaccines needing to be shipped, it might still be a while before vaccinations are available. For example, CVS is currently offering appointments for the new COVID-19 vaccine starting no earlier than late August, and Walgreens is similarly offering appointments that begin Sept. 6.
We'll keep updating the guide below as vaccines start to roll out, so consider bookmarking this link.
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Remember: Unlike previous rounds of the vaccine, the FDA and the CDC stopped calling these updated shots "boosters" in 2023 — so you won't see that language online around appointments. Instead, they refer to these annual fall vaccines as "new" or "updated" vaccines that have been reformulated to better target a more recent strain of the coronavirus: This time, the omicron variant known as KP.2 that was common earlier this year.
Keep reading for what you need to know about the new COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna and how to find a free COVID-19 vaccine near you when it becomes available. Or jump straight to:
Why do the new COVID vaccine rollouts seem different than they used to?If you're wondering why the new COVID-19 vaccine seems to take so long to become widely available now, why you can no longer walk into any vaccination location to get an updated shot and why health insurance matters now, it's because of the major change that came into effect last year: The federal government has stopped footing the bill for COVID-19 vaccines.
These shots have now transitioned into the traditional health care market, like many other kinds of vaccines. So, for most people with health insurance, insurers will now cover the cost of getting the new COVID-19 vaccine directly, much like your plan might cover your flu shot. This is why you'll hear many county public health officials urging people to first seek out the new vaccine via their health care provider (and also why those county-run vaccination sites that were so common at the height of the pandemic now don't exist at least on the same scale.)
However, COVID-19 vaccines now being purchased and distributed through the health care market also means it's far less simple for people without health insurance to find a free shot. Jump to "How do I find a COVID vaccine if I'm uninsured?"
Is the Novavax COVID vaccine available, as well as Moderna and Pfizer's new vaccines?Not yet, although an updated version of the Novavax vaccine looks to be on the way a little later.
Unlike Pfizer and Moderna's new COVID-19 shots, the Novavax vaccine is a non-mRNA, protein-based vaccine. One reason some people choose the Novavax vaccine is based on aftereffects from getting the shot — as Science has reported, Novavax "appeared less likely than mRNA shots to cause side effects like headache and fatigue" in clinical trials.
How effective is this new COVID vaccine against the current strains?Much like the flu shot, COVID-19 vaccines have now become annual shots offered in the fall — and their "recipe" gets updated each year in the hope of maximum efficacy against current strains.
This new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine is an updated shot that supersedes and replaces the 2023–2024 shot, which you should now consider outdated. The recipe for this new vaccine will address a newer target: The KP.2 subvariant of omicron.
COVID-19 strains are a moving target, and as you can see from the CDC's COVID Variant Tracker, KP.2 is no longer the dominant subvariant in the U.S. — that's currently KP.3.1.1. But this family of omicron subvariants is closely enough related that the vaccines promise cross-protection. A Pfizer spokesman said the company submitted data to the FDA showing its updated vaccine "generates a substantially improved response" against multiple virus subtypes compared to last fall's vaccine.
"The vaccine is not intended to be perfect. It's not going to absolutely prevent COVID-19," said Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in a statement announcing the approval decision. "But if we can prevent people from getting serious cases that end them up in emergency rooms, hospitals or worse — dead — that's what we're trying to do with these vaccines."
The new vaccines should cut the risk of getting COVID-19 by 60% to 70% and reduce the risk of getting seriously ill by 80% to 90%, Marks said.
Who can get the new COVID vaccine?As of Aug. 22, anyone aged 6 months and up who got their last COVID-19 vaccine shot at least two months ago — whether that was their primary vaccination series or their last booster shot — can get an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna, as soon as vaccination appointments become available. As in 2023, appointments may not become immediately widespread, depending on your location. Jump straight to where you can find a new COVID-19 vaccine near you.
"Vaccination continues to be the cornerstone of COVID-19 prevention," Marks said. "Given waning immunity of the population from previous exposure to the virus and from prior vaccination, we strongly encourage those who are eligible to consider receiving an updated COVID-19 vaccine to provide better protection against currently circulating variants."
There is no specific guidance for certain age groups, but, as with other vaccines, children under 12 will be offered a pediatric (smaller) dose of this vaccine.
COVID-19 shots are transitioning to the traditional health care market and will be increasingly considered the way that other preventative vaccines, like flu shots, are. (Beth LaBerge/KQED) This 'fall' vaccine is available pretty early this year. Who should get it straight away? The FDA's Marks said that, for his part, "when this gets into pharmacies, I will probably be online as soon as it gets rolled out."
"Right now, we're in a wave, so you'd like to get protection against what's going on right now," he said. "So I would probably get vaccinated in as timely a manner as possible. Because right now, the match is reasonably close. You're probably going to get the most benefit you're going to get from this vaccine against what's currently circulating."
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF, said that older folks (age 65 and over) or people who are immunocompromised who have neither had a COVID-19 vaccine in the last year nor had a COVID-19 infection should seek out their new vaccine as soon as they can. These were the "folks I saw in the hospital very ill with COVID in the past few months," Chin-Hong said.
Additionally, for Chin-Hong, the best vaccine is the one you actually get, so "at the end of the day, convenience trumps everything," he said. "If you are motivated to get the updated COVID shot when it comes out sooner rather than later, just do it."
"Getting it in your arm when you are motivated trumps being strategic about the whole thing," Chin-Hong said.
Who should consider waiting a little while to get the new vaccine?Delaying getting the updated vaccine may be right for …
Those who want the best possible immunity for a winter wave — and over the holidays
Marks also said that even though he personally will be getting his vaccine straightaway, others might consider waiting until September or October if they're particularly focused on having maximal protection through the anticipated winter COVID-19 wave, as well as over the holidays. "Getting vaccinated sometime in the September to early October time frame seems like a pretty reasonable thing to do to help bring you protection through the December/January time frame," Marks said.
For Chin-Hong, the "sweet spot" for getting the new COVID-19 vaccine, if you're not in that higher-risk group above, "is still some time in October so that antibodies peak in the winter when things are expected to be worse than the summer."
"This is going to apply to most people," he said. And while "the vaccine's superpower is protection against serious disease, hospitalization and death," the updated shot "does have the bonus of increasing the force field against getting infected as well," Chin-Hong said. "Because there are so many events after October (Thanksgiving, holiday get-togethers, Christmas, New Year's), you may also want your antibodies to peak then for that bonus of lowering infection risk."
People who've had a COVID vaccine — or a COVID infection — recently
Another reason you'd want to wait to seek the new vaccine is if you got your last COVID-19 shot less than two months ago or you had a COVID-19 infection less than three months ago. (PDF) (If your case was asymptomatic, use the date of your positive test instead of the onset of your symptoms.)
"If you have received a vaccine over the summer or got infected over the summer, there is no need to rush out and get the new vaccine as you will be well protected," Chin-Hong said. "Wait until October and get both flu and COVID shots at the same time."
People who are uninsured and need a free vaccine
The CDC's Bridge Access Program, which was launched in September 2023 to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to uninsured people, was forecast to last until December — but is instead ending this month. And while a CDC spokesperson said that the agency will be making "$62 million of unused vaccine contract money" available to states to help vaccinate people without health insurance, right now, it's still unclear how that will work practically.
Waiting for your fall COVID-19 shot, Chin-Hong said, will "give it more time for that system to be put into place so you won't be charged if you don't have insurance."
Should I get my 2024 flu shot at the same time as my new COVID vaccine?It's totally fine and safe to get your flu shot at the same time as your new COVID-19 vaccine, and when appointments roll out more widely, you'll often find that COVID-19 vaccine appointments will prompt you to "add on" a flu shot at the same session — especially at pharmacies. Although, if you're trying to schedule your kid's vaccinations, the CDC advised in 2023 that you first talk to your pediatrician about the best schedule for the COVID-19 and flu vaccines (and now the RSV — respiratory syncytial virus — preventive treatment, too).
That said, the recommendations medical professionals make about when to get a flu shot are based on the fact that, like with your COVID-19 vaccine, it takes about two weeks after you get vaccinated for antibodies to develop and provide protection against the virus.
The CDC said that September and October "are generally good times" to get your flu shot. In 2023, UCSF's Chin-Hong told KQED that his "optimal sweet point" for getting this shot is "sometime before Halloween" — but notes that this is based on traditional predictions of flu season starting in November and peaking around January or February. If flu cases start to rise earlier, you should seek out your flu shot sooner, he said. And ultimately, in the spirit of any vaccine being better than no vaccine, "do what is most convenient," he advised.
A nurse prepares a first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for Jose Luis Sánchez at a clinic in Pasadena on Aug. 19, 2021. The clinic was one of the first in the city to offer 'supplemental' third coronavirus shots to people with immunological conditions, according to organizers. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) Where can I find a new COVID vaccine this fall when it becomes available? Don't assume you'll be proactively contacted about getting the new COVID-19 vaccine.
Remember that a certain location may only be offering a certain brand of the new vaccine, whether that's Moderna or Pfizer (or soon, Novavax). So be sure that the location you're walking into or making an appointment for offers the type of updated vaccine you need or want.
Also, make sure the appointment you schedule for your new vaccine is at least two months after your last COVID-19 vaccine shot or three months after your last COVID-19 infection. (When you're making an appointment for a new vaccine, you'll likely be asked for the date of your last COVID-19 vaccine dose or booster dose for this reason, to ensure you're not getting your shot too soon.)
If you don't have health insurance, jump to what we know about COVID-19 vaccination for uninsured folks.
A nurse marks a coronavirus vaccination card with a third booster dose of Pfizer at a vaccine clinic in Pasadena on Aug. 19, 2021. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)) 1. Find a new COVID vaccine through a local pharmacy, when available
For future reference, pharmacies are usually the first place new vaccine shots become available when announced because pharmacies take their cue from the federal government, not the state.
For example, CVS's COVID-19 vaccination homepage says that the pharmacy chain is now "waiting on the arrival of the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccines" and that "you can schedule an appointment online now for a date in the near future." Walgreens is also offering appointments for the new vaccine starting Sept. 6.
Remember that pharmacies can't vaccinate kids under 3, except for CVS MinuteClinics, who are permitted to vaccinate kids as young as 18 months old.
If you have health insurance, you should be able to give your insurer's details at a pharmacy vaccination appointment to have the cost of your shot billed to them. One big exception to this: If you get your health care through a health system like Kaiser Permanente, you almost certainly won't be able to get your new COVID-19 vaccine for free (i.E., covered by your insurance) at a pharmacy like CVS or Walgreens, the way you can't get your flu shot covered by Kaiser at a pharmacy either.
Ultimately, if you are a member of a health system like Kaiser and are unsure about what your health insurance covers, reach out to your provider to check if you will need to obtain your new COVID-19 vaccine through them in order to have it covered.
2. Find a new COVID vaccine through your health care provider, when available
If you have health insurance, check with your health care provider to see whether they can offer you an updated COVID-19 vaccine. The San Francisco Department of Public Health stresses that "Health care providers are the first place to go for COVID-19 and flu health care." That said, you could still be looking at a wait for supplies to reach your health care provider, even after the new shots were first authorized.
If you don't have health insurance but get medical care through a city- or county-run provider, you should check with that location to see whether they can offer you the new COVID-19 vaccine.
In addition to trying to talk with your health care provider directly, check the website of your provider to see whether it offers the ability to make appointments and sign up for their vaccine notifications if that's an option.
3. Find a new COVID vaccine through vaccines.Gov, when available
Visit the federal government's vaccines.Gov website to see when appointments for the new updated COVID-19 vaccine in or near your zip code become available.
A message on the site states that the CDC is updating this tool, "including replacing the vaccine locator with a pharmacy lookup tool to help people find a pharmacy near them, and this "lookup tool will be added once 2024–25 flu and COVID-19 vaccines become widely available."
4. Find a new Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccine through My Turn, when available
Throughout the pandemic, My Turn has been the state's site for all Californians to schedule vaccination appointments or find walk-in locations, regardless of health insurance status.
Because the new COVID-19 vaccines are now being distributed through the traditional health care market, My Turn's services have now been geared primarily toward uninsured people.
If you visit the My Turn page, select "Make an Appointment." My Turn will ask for your information and the ZIP code or location you'd like to use to search for vaccine appointments. You can give your home location or input other locations to see which sites might be available farther away.
If you can't travel to a clinic for your new COVID-19 vaccine because of health or transportation issues, you can note this when registering on My Turn, and a representative from the CDPH is supposed to call you to arrange an in-home visit or transportation.
My Turn will ask you to provide a cellphone number and an email address. The state says this is so you can use two-factor authentication to confirm your identity and make your appointment and to prevent bots from automatically scooping up available appointments online.
If you don't have an email address or a cellphone number, or you have questions, you can call the California COVID-19 hotline at 833-422-4255 (Monday–Friday 8 a.M.–8 p.M., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.M.–5 p.M. PDT) and sign up over the phone. Both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking operators are available. Callers needing information in other languages will be connected to a translation service that offers assistance in over 250 languages.
Rufus Peoples receives his booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine during an Oakland County Health Department vaccination clinic at the Southfield Pavilion on Aug. 24, 2021, in Southfield, Michigan. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images) 5. Find a new COVID vaccine through your county, when available
Visit your county's public health website to learn if your county will soon be offering the new updated COVID-19 vaccine to its residents, particularly those who are uninsured or under-insured.
Find your Bay Area county in our list.
Where can I find a new COVID vaccine near me if I'm uninsured?The CDC's Bridge Access Program, which was launched in September 2023 to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to uninsured people, was forecast to last until December — but is instead ending this month.
A CDC spokesperson told KQED that the agency will now supply states with "$62 million of unused vaccine contract money" to support state and local health departments this respiratory virus season "and help improve access for uninsured and underinsured Americans to COVID vaccines." Right now, details of how this will practically work for folks without insurance in California are unclear, so we'll keep updating this section as we find out new information relating to how people without health insurance can find a free or low-cost vaccine.
Uninsured children ages 18 and under can still get free COVID-19 vaccines — and other free immunizations — as part of the Vaccines for Children Program.
Why can't I get my new COVID vaccine at a pharmacy if I have Kaiser health insurance?Something to watch for this fall: If you get your health care through a health system like Kaiser Permanente, you'll be asked to pay out-of-pocket if you try to get your new COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy like CVS or Walgreens.
Why? Usually, if you have health insurance, you should be able to give your insurer's details at a pharmacy vaccination appointment to have the cost of your shot billed to them. Health systems like Kaiser are the exception to this, and so you almost certainly won't be able to get your new COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy like CVS or Walgreens, the way you can't get your flu shot covered by Kaiser at a pharmacy either.
Instead, last year, Kaiser recommended that its members receive their updated COVID-19 shot at a Kaiser facility. The health system's website says that "when provided by Kaiser Permanente, COVID-19 vaccines are covered at no cost," but that "most California members" apart from Medi-Cal members will need to pay for the shot if obtained elsewhere. (KP.Com also states that you "may be able to get up to half of the cost reimbursed" from Kaiser if you do.)
This meant that in 2023, people with health insurance through Kaiser faced a longer wait for their new COVID-19 vaccine than folks with other types of insurance unless they were prepared to pay these large costs up-front.CVS, for example, charges $190.99 for the new COVID-19 vaccine "if CVS is not in network with your insurance plan."
We'll keep updating this guide with information as we get it. Find a Kaiser location near you that may offer the new COVID-19 vaccine when it's available.
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