A summary of presentations from the weekly Summit partner webinars
January 23, 2025 – The latest Summit Summary
- GSK EasyVax Scheduler – L.J Tan, MS, PhD, Chief Policy and Partnerships Officer, Immunize.org
- AstraZeneca FluMist Updates – Rob Zeiger, Senior Director of Marketing, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca; Allyn Bandell, PharmD, US Medical Lead – Influenza, AstraZeneca; Nancy Katz, Director, Advocacy & Alliance, Vaccines & Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca
- Announcements
GSK EasyVax Scheduler – L.J Tan, MS, PhD, Chief Policy and Partnerships Officer, Immunize.org
L.J Tan, MS, PhD, gave an update about GSK’s EasyVax Scheduler.
GSK EasyVax Scheduler – L.J Tan, MS, PhD
The EasyVax scheduler is manufacturing-brand neutral and has a goal of improving access to all 15 ACIP-recommended adult vaccines in pharmacies.
The benefits and details of EasyVax are:
- Broad pharmacy choice and no barrier to enrollment for pharmacies
- An aim to remove challenges and simplify the process for patients by making it easy to use at the time a vaccine recommendation is made
- Mobile-first and accessible via QR code
- Open to all providers open to vaccine walk-ins or for scheduling processes
EasyVax Performance to Date
EasyVax referrals – scheduled appointments and pharmacy website clicks – are increasing month-over-month. By vaccine type, the data shows 54% shingles, 18% RSV, 8% flu, and 6% COVID.
It was noted that EasyVax is available for enrollment to all providers who are open to vaccine walk-ins or for appointment scheduling. However, it wouldn’t be appropriate for a provider to be listed in EasyVax (at least as the tool exists today) if that provider isn’t, for example, accepting new patients, or has a requirement for vaccines to be administered as part of a well-visit.
[There was a live demonstration of the website.]
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q: How can independent pharmacies link their scheduling service to EasyVax?
L.J Tan (Immunize): There are some pharmacies that have a link to the web appointment scheduling page, as opposed to one of those buttons; that would be the big thing. If you don’t have one of those more sophisticated scheduling systems, I think it would be just to your web page, for an independent pharmacy, where you can schedule.
Q: Is it just adult vaccines?
L.J Tan (Immunize): Yes.
AstraZeneca FluMist Updates – Rob Zeiger, Senior Director of Marketing, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca; Allyn Bandell, PharmD, US Medical Lead – Influenza, AstraZeneca; Nancy Katz, Director, Advocacy & Alliance, Vaccines & Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca
Rob Zeiger; Allyn Bandell, PharmD; and Nancy Katz gave an update about FluMist self-caregiver administration.
FluMist® Self/Caregiver Administration: An Innovative Approach to Help Prevent Flu – Allyn Bandell, PharmD, Rob Zeiger, and Nancy Katz
Allyn Bandell, Rob Zeiger, and Nancy Katz gave a presentation on FluMist® Self/Caregiver Administration. If you have any question regarding this presentation, please email info@izsummitpartners.org.
Announcements
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