Vaccines for Children Program (VFC)

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The Chicago Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program supplies all routine childhood vaccines to enrolled public and private providers. Designed to remove cost as a barrier to vaccination, the Chicago VFC program allows physicians to provide free vaccines to children 18 years old and younger who are:

Medicaid eligible
Uninsured
American Indian or Alaska Native

Underinsured (children who have health insurance that does not cover immunizations)

Although many VFC providers are Medicaid providers, there is no requirement to enroll in the Medicaid program to become a VFC provider.

Chicago VFC Program:

Automatically covers vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Saves physicians and parents out-of-pocket expenses for vaccines.

Discourages the practice of referring children from the private sector to the public sector for vaccination, keeping children in their medical home for better health care.

For Providers

For Parents

CDC What Parents Need to Know (About Vaccines): www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/parents.htm
American Academy of Pediatrics, For Families: http://aap.org/immunization/families/families.html
Vaccinate Your Baby: www.vaccinateyourbaby.org
Every Child By Two: www.ecbt.org
Families Fighting Flu: www.familiesfightingflu.org
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases: www.pkids.org/immunizations.html