The VFC program provides immunizations for children who are uninsured, Medicaid recipients, Native Americans, and Alaska Natives at their doctors’ offices. VFC also helps children whose insurance does not cover vaccinations when they are vaccinated at participating federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

Vaccines for Children Program

This study, published in 2006, examined the factors contributing to the varying vaccination habits of five different U.S. ethnic groups.

Factors Associated with Vaccination of Medicare Beneficiaries in Five U.S. Communities: Results from the Racial and Ethnic Adult Disparities in Immunization Initiative Survey, 2003