Ordering COVID-19 Vaccines

Welcome to the Santé publique France service dedicated to ordering COVID-19 vaccines for community healthcare providers. Find all the information you need on ordering and distribution procedures, available products, and more...
 

Important notice: The final ordering window for the Spring 2026 vaccination campaign will take place on Monday, June 22, and Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

In light of the COVID-19 health crisis, this service allows pharmacies to order vaccines for themselves as well as for community healthcare professionals and the facilities affiliated with them.

In this regard, please consult the expanded and updated resource library, available under the "Need help?" and "Documentation and references" sections.

Quick Access

  • I log in to the ordering tool (login is done using the CPS or e-CPS card of the pharmacy’s licensed pharmacist, or one of them if there are multiple).

Ordering and Distribution Procedures

Vaccine ordering and distribution are conducted according to the following procedures (unless otherwise notified):

  • Return to weekly ordering starting with the session on March 30 and 31, 2026: ordering is open to pharmacies each week during a specific period, usually from Monday to Tuesday at 11:00 PM;
  • Products ordered during a Monday or Tuesday ordering session will be delivered between Thursday and Friday of the following week, i.e., 10 days later, barring exceptions;
  • The pharmacy can view its order confirmation directly on the ordering tool starting the day after the ordering session closes (usually Wednesday at 6:00 PM).

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Process

Flux de distribution des vaccins COVID

Vaccines

Unless otherwise announced by DGS-Urgent, pharmacies may order vaccine vials for themselves and their affiliated healthcare providers according to the procedures outlined below.

Vaccines Comirnaty LP.8.1 (Pfizer-BioNTech)
Ready-to-use
12 years and older
Comirnaty LP.8.1 (Pfizer-BioNTech)
Ready-to-use
5–11 years
Comirnaty LP.8.1 (Pfizer-BioNTech)
for dilution
6 months – 4 years
Physicians

The number of vials is limited to 20 vials per healthcare provider, while ensuring that no unused stock is accumulated, with the exception of:

- Pharmacists: 30 vials

- nursing homes: 40 vials

Limited to 3 vials per healthcare provider, ensuring no unused stock is accumulated Limited to 2 vials per healthcare provider, while ensuring that no unused stock is accumulated
Nurses, midwives Limited to 1 vial per healthcare provider, ensuring no unused stock is accumulated Limited to 1 vial per healthcare provider, ensuring no unused stock is accumulated
Pharmacists
Dentists Not available for order Not available for order
MSP, CDS, LBM
FAM, MAS, EHPAD, USLD, and assisted living facilities
SST
SSU
PMI Not available for order Limited to 1 vial per healthcare provider, ensuring no unused stock is accumulated Limited to 1 vial per healthcare provider, while ensuring that no unused stock is accumulated

Age for administration Dilution required Unit dose Number of doses per vial
Comirnaty LP.8.1 (30 micrograms)/dose, injectable dispersion Ages 12 and older NO 0.3 mL 6 doses
Comirnaty LP.8.1 (10 micrograms)/dose injectable dispersion Ages 5 to 11 inclusive NO 0.3 mL 6 doses
Comirnaty LP.8.1 (3 micrograms)/dose concentrate for injection From 6 months to 4 years inclusive YES 0.3 mL 3 doses

Medical devices

Medical devices for the administration and reconstitution of COVID-19 vaccines are no longer distributed by Santé publique France.

Medical devices to be purchased by pharmacists must comply with the summaries of product characteristics for Comirnaty® vaccines available in the public drug database.