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Annual Health Assessment and Compliance Repo
All North Carolina public schools, including public charter schools are required annually to report on the status of Health Assessments for those students who are enrolling for the first time in a North Carolina public or public charter school (§ 130A-441(c) PDF, and the immunization status of all students in kindergarten, seventh, and twelfth grade (G.S. 130A-155(c) PDF).
Dear Local Health Department Partner,This email is to inform you that the North Carolina Immunization Program (NCIP) has doses of 317 VFA ABRYSVO® vaccine available for order for non-Medicaid, uninsured pregnant women between 32 to 36 weeks of gestation during September through January, who are receiving services at the local health department.ABRYSVO® administrations to pregnant individuals began on September 1, 2025, for the current RSV season.
"NCIP seeks nominations for the Samuel L. Katz, M.D. Excellence in Immunization Award; submit by Oct. 31, 2025."
Dear Local Health Departments,On Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, FDA approved the updated 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines and rescinded Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for previously authorized COVID-19 vaccines.
Dear Providers,On Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, FDA approved the updated 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines and rescinded Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for previously authorized COVID-19 vaccines.As a result of the 2024–2025 COVID-19 EUA rescissions, providers are required to stop using those vaccine products or presentations immediately. Any COVID-19 vaccine products that were authorized under an EUA should be removed from storage, removed in NCIR as wasted, and returned per routine NCIP vaccine wastage guidelines.
"NCIP releases a 30-min Childhood Vaccine Education Webinar with strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy in families."
Dear Local Health Department Partner,As a follow-up to our August 6th communication, we want to remind you that NCIP received additional 317 VFA funding to support MMR vaccine availability for Local Health Departments.These supplemental doses are available for all uninsured and underinsured unvaccinated adults who are susceptible and lack documentation of prior MMR vaccination.
This memo is to inform North Carolina Immunization Program (NCIP) providers of the availability of influenza vaccine and the ordering process for the 2025-2026 respiratory season. Please take time to carefully review this memo in full.
"NC COVID-19 2024–25 vaccine orders: Pfizer by 8/7/25, Moderna by 8/24/25; use all doses before expiration."