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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute a contract with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., to provide communicable disease and travel vaccines for public health clinics on the same terms and conditions afforded under the Public Health Service (PHS) Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, in an amount not to exceed $115,000 for a one-year period with option of renewing for two additional one-year periods, plus a 10 percent contingency for additional vaccines if necessary and if funds are available, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase of vaccines. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides communicable disease and travel vaccines in its Walk-In and Travel Clinics. These vaccinations are essential to insuring the control of communicable diseases in the community. Travel vaccinations are often required of international travelers to protect them from acquiring diseases. In addition, these vaccines prevent the spread of diseases from other countries within the community. As one of the largest travel clinics in Southern California, the DHHS receives numerous referrals from physicians throughout the region. These clinics meet full cost recovery for services rendered through third party reimbursements (insurance) or fee for service payments. The number of clients seen in these clinics has steadily increased in recent years, requiring an increase up to $115,000 per year. In previous years, the Department of Financial Management has issued purchase orders for $100,000.
The DHHS purchases vaccines for Yellow Fever, Meningitis, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Japanese Encephalitis, Typhoid, and Rabies directly from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., the manufacturer and sole distributor of these vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., can furnish these vaccines according to the Veterans Healthcare Act of 1992 (Public Health Service Sec...
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