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Vaccines For Children (VFC) Program
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Which children are eligible?
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Is there any financial incentive?
How do Medicaid and VFC work together?
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Welcome to the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program VFC helps families by providing free vaccines to doctors who serve eligible children and is administered at the national level by the CDC through the National Immunization Program. CDC contracts with vaccine manufacturers to buy vaccines at reduced rates.

States and eligible U.S. projects enroll physicians who serve eligible patients up to and including age 18 years, providing routine immunizations with little to no out-of-pocket costs.  VFC program in brief...
  

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What's New?
October VFC-AFIX Meeting Minutes
Updated Aventis Pasteur procedures and sample spreadsheet for returning vaccine for federal excise tax credit
Updated Vaccine Price List & Order form
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