The Vaccines for Children Program helps provide vaccines to eligible children and adolescents whose families cannot otherwise afford immunization services. VFC-registered providers administer the vaccines through this program as follows [34,35]:
There are many other federally and state-funded programs that provide vaccines at no cost (eg, public health clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics). [35]
For state health department phone numbers, go to www.immunize.org/coordinators.
For a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of immunization resources, go to www.immunize.org/resources. [39]
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