Connecticut State Department of Public Health

May 20, 2022: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed six Connecticut Counties in the High/Orange category as part of its COVID-19 Community Levels Map. Only Fairfield and Tolland Counties are listed in the Medium/Yellow category. Residents in these counties should wear a mask indoors in public; stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and get tested if they have symptoms. Additional precautions may be needed for residents who are at high risk for severe illness. Visit the CDC COVID-19 Community Levels Map for updates.

For CVP Providers

About The CVP The Connecticut Vaccine Program (CVP) is Connecticut’s expanded pediatric vaccination program. The program is state and federally funded and provides vaccines at no cost to children under the age of 19 years. The CVP was developed in response to CGS Sec. 19a-7f, which requires healthcare providers who administer pediatric vaccines to obtain the vaccines through the Department of Public Health in most cases. The CVP now includes all Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended vaccines for children aged 18 and younger with the exception of HPV vaccine for children aged 13 and older. Click here to see the full list of CVP supplied vaccines.
 
Latest News
If you would like to sign up to receive the latest communications from the Immunization Program by email, please send an email to Dph.immunizations@ct.gov with the subject line “Subscribe to CVP Program communications”.
Webinars
  • Click here to register for upcoming immunization-related webinars and view recorded webinars presented by our partners.

Availability of Influenza Vaccine After reading the information below, please feel free to contact the CVP program if you have any questions at 860-509-7929.

CVP Communications

Publications from the Department of Public Health keep health care providers up to date with the latest information about the Connecticut Vaccine Program and other helpful information about childhood vaccination.

Enrollment/Re-Enrollment

All Providers in the CVP program need to complete the Provider Profile and Agreement on an annual basis. New providers can join the program at any time. As of October 2019, all enrollments/re-enrollments are completed electronically directly in CT WiZ, the new statewide immunization information system. Click here to begin the process.

 

For the 2022 CVP re-enrollment, primary and back up coordinators were asked to attend the CVP Webinar presented on September 21, 2021. If you were unable to attend webinar, please review the recording to complete your required training.

Blue Folder

The Blue Folder contains all documents associated with being an immunization provider through the CVP.

Vaccine Order and Inventory

As soon as you are enrolled in the CVP, you may begin ordering vaccine. The vaccine order form is due on or before the first business day of each month.

Vaccine Storage and Handling

Proper vaccine storage and handling practices play a very important role in protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccine quality is the shared responsibility of everyone, from the time vaccine is manufactured until it is administered. CDC recommends the following vaccine storage unit types in order of preference:

Data Loggers

As of January 1, 2018, the CDC required all providers to use continuous temperature monitoring devices (data loggers) to monitor vaccines distributed by the VFC program. Routine review and accessibility of temperature data is critical for determining whether vaccine has been properly stored and for assessing usability of vaccine that was involved in a temperature excursion.

To meet program requirements the device must be equipped with:

  • A temperature probe
  • An active temperature display that can be easily read from the outside of the unit
  • The capacity for continuous monitoring and recording capabilities where the data can be routinely downloaded 

Questions or feedback? We want to know!

If you have questions or feedback regarding the CVP, please contact:

Mick Bolduc (Lead Contact)

State of Connecticut Department of Public Health

410 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT  06134

Phone: (860) 509-7929

Fax: (860) 706-5429

Email: michael.bolduc@ct.gov