The Ohio Department of Health offers the following reminders, best practices, and resources for COVID-19 vaccine inventory management.
Vaccine providers should regularly check inventory for expired vaccine and immediately remove expired inventory to prevent it from being administered inadvertently. Below are several resources to help COVID-19 vaccine providers check for vaccine expiration dates and best manage their vaccine inventory.
CDC Vaccine Code Set Management Service
The COVID-19 Vaccine Lot Number report, available via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vaccine Code Set Management Service, can help identify expired inventory. The report is updated daily with COVID-19 vaccine lot numbers and expiration dates provided to the CDC by vaccine manufacturers.
If you have not yet registered for the report, visit CDC’s Vaccine Lot Number and Expiration Date webpage and click the “Register” button in the upper right-hand corner to complete the registration form to request access.
Following are COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer resources:
- Expiry Information for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines
- Moderna Vial Expiration Date Look-Up Tool
- Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Expiry Checker.
The CDC provides guidance on the proper storage and handling of vaccine, and tools for monitoring temperatures during transport and redistribution for each available vaccine.