Who is eligible for VFC vaccine?
VFC eligibility for influenza vaccine is explained in the Influenza VFC Resolution, www.cdc.gov/nip/vfc/acip_resolutions/1004-2flu.pdf. Eligible Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: – Children aged 6 months through 23 months. – Children and adolescents aged 2 through 18 years with chronic disorders of the pulmonary or cardiovascular systems, including asthma. – Children and adolescents aged 2 through 18 years who have required regular medical follow-up or hospitalization during the preceding year because of chronic metabolic diseases (including diabetes mellitus), renal dysfunction, hemoglobinopathies, or immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]). – Children and adolescents aged 2 through 18 years who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and may therefore be at risk for developing Reye syndrome after influenza. – Children and adolescents aged 2 through 18 years who are residents of nursing homes and other chro
Related Questions
- If a provider gives private-purchase vaccine to a child and later finds out the child was eligible for VFC vaccine (for example, because they are underinsured), what happens then?
- If a child is eligible for insurance and the parents choose not to insure the child, would the child be eligible for VFC vaccine?
- Who is eligible to receive Vaccines For Children (VFC) vaccine?
