The National COVID 19 Vaccine Taskforce has made changes to the CVAS ordering and inventory management system which will limit a site’s ability to place an order if they have excess vaccine stock on hand. These changes are assisting the COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce manage wastage and the equitable distribution of vaccine stock.
Moving forward, some sites may notice their earliest next order date for one or more vaccines has been extended by a week. These are sites which meet the metrics of high current stock on hand and relatively low administrations as a proportion of their orders (taking into account stock expiry). They will have their next order date extended for one additional week so they can use their excess stock.
If you have had your next order date extended for an additional week, you will not be able to place an order for this vaccine until your excess stock on hand levels have reduced. It will not impact the other vaccines you are ordering and administering. The taskforce will continue to review your stock levels to ensure you do not have excess stock on hand.
It’s important all participating practices manage their vaccine stock. You can do this by skipping orders, ordering less than your maximum allocation, or transferring excess stock in line with the stock transfer policy.
If you have further queries regarding this, please contact a member of the SWSPHN COVID-19 Response Team at covid19@swsphm.com.au