What is Florida SHOTS?
Florida SHOTS (State Health Online Tracking System) is the Department of Health Bureau of Immunization statewide, centralized electronic vaccination registry for storing shot records. This automated tracking system is a provision of Florida law 381.003. Similar vaccine registries are being implemented in all states, as part of a nationwide effort to track vaccine information. Each state has its own separate registry. There currently is no national vaccine registry. Florida SHOTS is used for updating every child’s shot records and for checking to see if a child has all the shots he/she needs. All children born in a Florida hospital on or after January 1, 2003 in Florida have a record in the Florida SHOTS vaccine registry. Students who have been issued a religious exemption are also recorded in the Florida SHOTS vaccine registry. You should know that all doctors, nurses, schools, and child care centers that have been approved to use the Florida SHOTS database system have access to your c
Florida SHOTS is a statewide centralized electronic immunization registry that is authorized by section 381.003, F.S. The purpose of Florida SHOTS is to help parents and health care providers keep track of immunization records. By including your child in the registry, you and your physician will be able to: Have access to an automated, updated immunization history for your child through the convenience of Florida SHOTS Be able to request an automated immunization form, needed for school or day care entry and attendance, from your private provider or managed care provider Receive an automated reminder from Florida SHOTS records for immunizations that are due Have an automated notification to providers that your child has experienced an adverse event to a specific shot or that your child has a contraindication to a vaccine Florida is an Opt-Out state. This means that unless specified by completing form 1478 (opt-out), your record or your child’s record may be added to the registry. You d
Florida SHOTS is a statewide centralized electronic immunization registry that is authorized by section 381.003, F.S. The purpose of Florida SHOTS is to help parents and health care providers keep track of immunization records. Most importantly, keeping track of immunization records helps ensure that children receive all vaccinations needed to protect them from dangerous vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae, polio, varicella, tetanus, rubella, hepatitis B and others.
