Maine CDC Updates & Guidance
The Maine CDC has transitioned
to Pfizer’s gray cap formulation for adults and adolescents (gray cap) as of Friday,
December 24.
The CDC has also shut
off ordering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine through ImmPact.
They have closed for the
1170 dose Pfizer presentation (purple cap) and transitioning to the new
presentation (gray cap) with a 300 minimum dose quantity.
Download the Maine
CDC memo on Pfizer’s Gray Cap Formulation and Johnson & Johnson Updates
J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
Updates
On Thursday, December
16, the U.S.
CDC endorsed updated recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention of COVID-19,expressing a clinical
preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine overJohnson & Johnson.
To utilize current
inventory levels across Maine, we will be shutting off ordering for the Johnson & Johnson
COVID-19 vaccine in ImmPact. This change will be effective Friday,
December 24. For
providers who choose to continue vaccinating with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, an
allocation request may be submitted to:
C19Allocations.MeCDC@maine.gov
Please contact the Maine
Immunization Program with any questions at 207-287-3746 or
ImmunizeME.DHHS@maine.gov
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