Orders are now open for the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine, with direct shipment from the manufacturer, following the end of a nationwide backorder. Recently, the Janssen vaccine has been available only in limited supply, primarily through transfers among providers facilitated by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Receipt Store and Stage (RSS) Warehouse.
Effective immediately, Ohio COVID-19 vaccine providers can now place orders for the vaccine through the ImpactSIIS Vaccine Ordering Management System (VOMS). ODH asks that providers place orders to meet immediate vaccination needs. This will allow for equitable distribution across Ohio and help ensure the vaccine is available for special vaccination opportunities best met by the Janssen product. The single-dose product can be transported and stored at normal refrigerator temperatures, making it ideal for expanding vaccine access to college students, homebound individuals, and harder-to-reach or vulnerable communities, for example.
- First, please use any Janssen vaccine you currently have on hand using a “first in, first out” approach based on expiration dates. Please visit the Janssen website for providers for step-by-step instructions, including a video, on how to obtain the expiration date.
- After you use your first order of new supply, please reorder in small quantities to replenish your supply. Orders can be placed through VOMS at any time.
- These vaccine orders will be shipped directly to providers and administration sites for immediate or scheduled administration. Do not place orders for restocking of inventory.
- The Janssen minimum order is 100 doses.
- A “soft-cap” maximum of 500 doses will be placed on each order at this time to help with the equitable distribution of the vaccine. Please order only what you plan to use in the near future.
- Please call the ODH Provider Call Center at 1.844.9ODHVAX (1.844.963.4829) if you have a special request for a local vaccination effort that would require more than 500 doses, and we will work with you.
- Due to national demand, placing an order through VOMS in this instance does not guarantee delivery of Janssen doses.
- ODH has the discretion to adjust orders to ensure equitable distribution of this supply.
For more information, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov. If you have any questions or issues, please contact the ODH vaccine provider relations team between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1.844.9ODHVAX (1.844.963.4829) or email COVIDVACCINE@odh.ohio.gov