Where can underinsured children be vaccinated and which vaccine should be used?
Underinsured children can be vaccinated in their medical home and state-supplied vaccine can be used. Initially, the vaccine will be available through federal discretionary funds, and eventually by having providers and local health jurisdictions (LHJs) sign an agreement to have authority to vaccinate underinsured children using VFC vaccine delegated to them. The Department of Health will be contacting all providers and LHJs about this process later this summer. Underinsured children do not need to be referred out to a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic for vaccination.
