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ACIP October Meeting

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently held a meeting on October 23-24. Meeting topics included:

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) – CDC now recommends the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for all PCV-naïve adults aged 50 years and older. Lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination gives more adults the opportunity to protect themselves from pneumococcal disease at the age when risk of infection substantially increases.
COVID-19 vaccine – Updated the vaccine recommendations for people 65 years and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive a second dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine 6 months after their first dose.
Immunization Schedules – Approval of the 2025 recommended child/adolescent and adult immunization schedules. The new 2025 schedules are expected to be published in MMWR in January 2025.

To review a summary of other topics discussed during October’s meeting click here.

Next Steps

If the CDC accepts these recommendations, they will be published in the MMWR within 90 days. This typically signals the insurance companies to begin paying under the new age recommendations. We recommend reaching out to your major payers to make sure adequate payment is in place before making changes to your schedule.

Capvaxive™ - Merck’s 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV21) for Adults

There was quite a bit of discussion at the October ACIP meeting about the exciting advancements in preventing invasive pneumococcal disease in adults!

As announced previously, Merck’s Capvaxive™ Vaccine (PCV21) is now a part of the portfolio of discounts available to CPP members who are enrolled in the Merck contract. Additionally, orders of Capvaxive placed between now and March 31, 2025 will receive extended payment terms of 2% 90 days net 91. Please refer to Merck’s press release regarding the ACIP’s recommendation as well as their billing and coding guide for additional information.

If you have questions about the member discounts or if you would like to enroll in the Merck contract, please contact the CPP office.

CPP Partner Updates

Pfizer's Reminder Recall Program

Pfizer is offering a reminder recall program to help support healthcare providers' efforts to increase vaccination and well visits through personalized postcards that can assist in your vaccination outreach efforts. To learn more click here.

For any questions, please contact your Pfizer representative.

Sanofi RSV and Flu Vaccines

Sanofi notified CPP that practices can continue to order both Beyfortus and Fluzone based on patient need.

Sanofi Clinical Trials

Is your practice interested in being a site for a vaccine clinical study? If yes, please click here or scan the QR code to the right to complete the site feasibility questionnaire.

If your practice has filled out this questionnaire previously, there is no need to submit again. To confirm a previous submission, send all inquiries to sanofistudy.feasibility@sanofi.com and include site details (site name, address, etc.).

Valuable Resources

Pediatric Coding Seminar Recording Posted

In September, CPP hosted a coding seminar. Dr. Linda Parsi, MD, FAAP shared her coding knowledge. A recording of this seminar has been posted to the CPP website for a limited time so that members can access it at your convenience. Topics included:

Explain when and how to use the New Code G2211
Show importance of using the most significant ICD-10 CM first and telling your story in codes
Put into practice Top Pearls on Mastering Problem-Oriented Visits with MDM or Time
Implement new ideas in order to successfully pass an audit

Here is the link to the recorded version.

It is password protected, so please type in the following password (case sensitive) to access the recording: CPPCoding2024.

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Important Dates

Upcoming Conferences

CPP will be in the exhibit hall at the following conferences and would love to meet you in person! If you’re attending, stop by the booth to get vaccine management resources or a vaccine tray for your practice!

Jan. 30 - Feb. 1: Pediatric Management Institute 2025 Conference – Houston, TX

Children's Practicing Pediatricians

700 Children's Drive, ED3015, Columbus, OH 43205

614-722-2145 or toll-free at 877-277-9330

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