Vaccines for Children Program
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The Vaccines for Children Program is a U.S. federally funded initiative that provides free vaccines to eligible children to ensure access to immunizations regardless of their families’ ability to pay.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
ⓘ
public health program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ⓘ
surface form:
CDC Immunization Services Division
|
| ageRange | birth through 18 years ⓘ |
| allows | providers may charge an administration fee ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ⓘ |
| benefitType | in-kind health benefit ⓘ |
| costToPatient | no cost for vaccine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdInResponseTo | 1991–1992 U.S. measles epidemic ⓘ |
| dataCollected |
provider enrollment and participation
ⓘ
vaccine doses distributed ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
American Indian or Alaska Native children
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Medicaid-eligible children ⓘ underinsured children receiving care at federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics ⓘ uninsured children ⓘ |
| focus | childhood immunization access ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Medicaid
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| geographicCoverage |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
U.S. territories ⓘ all U.S. states ⓘ some tribal jurisdictions ⓘ |
| goal |
to increase childhood vaccination coverage
ⓘ
to reduce vaccine-preventable diseases among children ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
prevention of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks among children
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reduction of racial and ethnic disparities in childhood vaccination coverage ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
enrolled public and private healthcare providers
ⓘ
state and local immunization programs ⓘ |
| inception | October 1994 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide free vaccines to eligible children
ⓘ
to remove cost as a barrier to childhood immunization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment benefit
ⓘ
Vaccines for Adults program ⓘ |
| sector | public health ⓘ |
| startTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
adolescents
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children ⓘ |
| typeOfFunding | entitlement program ⓘ |
| vaccineTypesProvided |
ACIP-recommended vaccines for children
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routine childhood vaccines such as MMR, DTaP, polio, and others ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/index.html ⓘ |
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