1. Vaccine University An Overview of the Vaccine Order Forecast Application (VOFA) Presented by Igor Bulim Public Health Analyst Vaccine Assurance and Safety Branch Immunization Services Division

2. Vaccine University VOFA’s Main Functions  To Determine the Annual Vaccine Need  Choose Which Brands and Presentations That will Ordered  Determine By Month The Amount Of Vaccine that will Be Ordered

3. Vaccine University Today’s Training General Overview Detailed Case Studies

4. Vaccine University General Overview of VOFA  Vaccine Schedule  Brand Allocation  Spending Plans  FLU Pre-books

5. Vaccine University General Overview  Vaccine Schedule  Develop An Annual Need Assessment  Population numbers come from the Population Estimate Survey (PES) and the U.S. Census  VFC Vaccine Schedule Modified By Grantee’s NIS Coverage Level

6. Vaccine University General Overview  Brand Allocation  Designate Between Brands and Between Presentations  Combination Vaccines Over-order Protection

7. Vaccine University General Overview  Spending Plans  Dose Need Estimates Month by Month  Funding Cost Allocations Report

8. Vaccine University General Overview  FLU Pre-Book  Place-holder Dollar Amounts

9. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Adjusting Brand Allocations  Adding A New Vaccine  Existing Vaccine Presentation No Longer Available “Missing” Spending Plan  Adding/Adjusting Spending Plans

10. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Increasing Annual Need  Where You Add Additional Doses To The Vaccine Schedule Will Determine Whether You Increase Annual Need for Pediatric Vaccine or for Adult Vaccine  Hepatitis A – Hepatitis B (18 Only)

11. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Update Function (time permitting)  What the Update Function accomplishes  Updates Reference Tables  Adjusts Spending Plans to Match Actual Vaccine Orders

12. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Adjusting Brand Allocations  Adding A New Vaccine

13. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Adjusting Brand Allocations  Existing Vaccine Presentation No Longer Available

14. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies “Missing” Spending Plan  Adding/Adjusting Spending Plans

15. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Increasing Annual Need  Changes to the Vaccine Schedule Have A Potentially Large Ripple Effect  Where You Add Additional Doses To The Vaccine Schedule Will Determine Whether You Increase Annual Need for Pediatric Vaccine or for Adult Vaccine

16. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Increasing Annual Need  Hepatitis A – Hepatitis B (18 Only)

17. Vaccine University Detailed Case Studies Update Function (time permitting)  What the Update Function accomplishes  Updates Reference Tables  Adjusts Spending Plans to Match Actual Vaccine Orders