NOTVAC05 Vaccine Waiver Pediatric and Adult Notice Updated 9-12-23.pdf

This is a notice that the Department of Public Health’s, Bureau of Infectious Disease plans to purchase vaccines for their pediatric and adult immunization program from a list of vendors approved by the CDC.

This program has been in place since the inception of the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program in 2004 and is currently authorized by Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2014. It has enabled the Commonwealth to purchase vaccines at the lowest available pricing that is made available to the CDC by the vaccine manufacturers. The vaccine manufacturers directly contract with CDC without using third party wholesalers ensuring the lowest pricing available and guaranteeing direct access to vaccine supply. Vaccines purchased thru this mechanism are distributed via the CDC’s McKesson vaccine distribution contract at no additional cost to the Commonwealth.

The contracts for the purchase of pediatric vaccines for the Vaccine For Children Program are:

• AstraZeneca Pharm. LP

• GlaxoSmithKline LLC

• Merck Sharp & Dohme

• Pfizer, Inc.

• Sanofi Pasteur Inc

• Seqirus USA, Inc

• Grifols

• Novavax

• Moderna

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Department of Public Health Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences

250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108-4619

MAURA T. HEALEY

Governor

KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL

Lieutenant Governor

KATHLEEN E. WALSH

Secretary

ROBERT GOLDSTEIN, MD, PhD Commissioner

Tel: 617-624-6000 www.mass.gov/dph

This is a notice that the Department of Public Health’s, Bureau of Infectious Disease plans to purchase vaccines for their pediatric and adult immunization program from a list of vendors approved by the CDC. This program has been in place since the i...