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TABLE 3-7
Vaccine Supply Policy, January 2000

 
  VFC Onlya Enhanced VFCb Universal Purchasec
  Alabama Arizona Alaska
  Arkansas District of Columbia Connecticut
  California Florida Idaho
  Colorado Georgia Maine
  Delaware Hawaii Massachusetts
  Indiana Illinois Nevada
  Iowa Maryland New Hampshire
  Kansas Michigan New Mexico
  Kentucky Minnesota North Carolina
  Louisiana Mississippi North Dakota
  Missouri Montana Rhode Island
  New Jerseyd Nebraska South Dakota
  Ohio New York Vermont
  Oregon Oklahoma Washington
  Pennsylvania South Carolina Wyoming
  Tennessee Texas  
  Virginia Utah  
  West Virginia    
  Wisconsin    
Total 19 17 15
 

    a These states provide publicly purchased vaccine to private health care providers only for Vaccines for Children eligibles.

    b These states provide publicly purchased vaccine to all health care providers for both the Vaccines for Children and underinsured populations. "Underinsured" is defined as those who have health insurance that does not include immunizations as a covered benefit.

    c A universal purchase state offers all vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to all health care providers to serve all patients, including those who are fully insured.

    d The Vaccines for Children program was implemented in the private sector on January 1, 1999.

    SOURCE: CDC, 1998c.