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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Vaccines for Children Program

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The program provides immunizations to children through 18 years of age at no cost, who meet program eligibility. The program allows providers to make routine immunizations available to eligible children without out-of-pocket expenses to the parent/guardian.

  • Reduces cost as a barrier to immunizations
  • Eliminates the need to refer children to public clinics for immunizations and risk loss of continuity of care
  • Continues or maintains the provider’s present system of purchasing vaccines for private-paying patients (program participation does not impact private vaccine purchases)

Program History

The program began in 1994, and distributes over $200 million worth of vaccines annually to private physicians, hospitals, and other public and private health care providers throughout Florida.

The VFC Program represents an unprecedented approach to improving vaccine availability nationwide by making federally-purchased vaccine available to both public and private immunization providers. The program increases immunization coverage rates among high-risk children and helps reduce physician referrals for immunizations to public clinics.