Vaccination Clinic Supply Checklist

Key points

Below are supplies that may be needed to conduct a satellite, temporary, or off-site vaccination clinic. The list may not be comprehensive. Your state or local public health immunization program may also have a checklist.

Immunization check list.

Overview

For large-scale clinics held at large facilities, such as stadiums and arenas, or over multiple days, additional supplies will be needed. Contact your state or local public health preparedness program and work with the clinic medical director for additional guidance and assistance.

Quantity of supplies needed will vary significantly between smaller, one-day clinics held in schools, churches, or pharmacies and large-scale clinics held in arenas or held over multiple days.

Vaccines

Refrigerated vaccines

  • Influenza, live attenuated intranasal (LAIV)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella* (MMR)
  • Meningococcal ACWY* (MenACWY)
  • Meningococcal B (MenB)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13, PCV15, PCV20)
  • Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23)
  • Polio, inactivated (IPV)
  • Rotavirus* (RV)
  • Tetanus-diphtheria, adult (Td)
  • Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap)
  • Zoster, recombinant* (RZV)

* Diluent for ActHIB, Hiberix, Menveo, Pentacel, Rotarix, and Shingrix comes packaged in the same container as the lyophilized component.

Frozen vaccines

* Diluent for MMR, MMRV, and varicella comes from the manufacturer packaged with the vaccine in separate containers.

Frozen vaccines may only be administered at satellite, temporary, and off-site clinics if they can be safely shipped to and monitored at the site. They should never be transported from one location to another.

Clinical supplies

Administration supplies

Clinic supplies

Office supplies

  • Pens
  • Notepads
  • Clipboards
  • Printers, if applicable
  • Printer paper
  • Rope, cones, and/or tape as needed to direct traffic flow
  • Signage for clinic hours, future clinics, clinic flow, and easels or other equipment for displaying
  • Walkie-talkies or similar devices, depending on size of the clinic
  • Trash bags

Clinic documentation

  • Billing forms, if needed
  • Immunization record cards
  • Immunization schedule for targeted audience(s)
  • Internet access or hotspot
  • Forms to record vaccine administration (this may be done by computer)
  • Laptops, computers, tablets, or smartphones, as well as printers and 2D barcode readers (if using), including multiple plug outlet strips and extension cords

Medical emergency supplies

If possible, it is preferable that emergency medical services (EMS) staff be available during the clinic. Clinical staff providing vaccine should be trained in CPR and able to respond to medical emergencies.

At a minimum, there should be:

  • Blood pressure monitor
  • Cell phone or land line to call 911
  • Epinephrine in prefilled autoinjector or prefilled syringe (various doses), prepackaged syringes, vials, or ampules (Epi-pens)
  • H1 antihistamine (e.g., diphenhydramine, cetirizine)
  • Timing device to assess pulse

Additional supplies may include:

  • Bronchodilator
  • First aid kit
  • H2 antihistamine (e.g., famotidine, cimetidine)
  • Intravenous fluids
  • Intubation kit
  • Light source to examine mouth and throat
  • Oxygen
  • Pocket mask with one-way valve sized for adults and children
  • Pulse oximeter
  • Stethoscope
  • Tongue depressors
  • Tourniquet
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Content Source:
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Immunization Services Division