Information for Providers
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Bureau of Immunization documents:
Emergency
Vaccine Storage and Handling Advisory [PDF 30 KB]
Don't Be Guilty of These Errors in Vaccine Storage and Handling [PDF 1601 KB]
Storage & Handling Checklist [PDF 87 KB]
Temperature Log [PDF 555 KB]
Temperature Log - Month Version [PDF 271 KB]
Temperature Log - Year Version [PDF 185 KB]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
VACCINE MANAGEMENT: Recommendations for Handling and Storage of Selected Biologicals: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vac-mgt-book.htm
Guidelines for Maintaining and Managing the Vaccine Cold Chain:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5242a6.htm
Join
the physicians who have joined
Florida SHOTS-- a
free, statewide, centralized online immunization registry. Enrolled
healthcare providers enjoy:
- Immediate access to a child's immunization status
- Increased opportunities to immunize
- Computer-generated 680 forms
- Immunization tracking software that never has to be downloaded or
upgraded on your computer
- Immunization forecasts and reminders/recalls
- Toll-free help line and free staff training
Bureau of Immunization documents:
Tips
to Improve Your Clinic's Immunization Rates [PDF 20 KB]
Office
Manager's Checklist [PDF 81 KB]
When
to Schedule [PDF 26 KB]
Reminder Recall Systems
Automatic System:
Automated reminders and recalls are just the beginning of what
Florida SHOTS can
do for you. This free, web-based State Health Online Tracking System
immunization registry is available now, ready to help you reduce the
paperwork and complexity of recordkeeping.
Florida SHOTS
brings you these advantages and more:
Manual
System [PDF 59 KB]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Six Common Misconceptions
about vaccination and how to respond to them:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/6mishome.htm
Current Vaccine Delays and Shortages:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/shortages/default.htm
Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP):
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/default.htm
Recommendations of the ACIP:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/ACIP-list.htm
Immunization Action Coalition
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) Statements:
http://www.immunize.org/acip/index.htm
Florida SHOTS
State Health Online Tracking System: http://www.flshots.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Immunization Program: In the Spotlight...for
Healthcare Professionals:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.htm
Immunization Action Coalition
Vaccine Information for the
Public and Health Professionals:
http://www.vaccineinformation.org
The Journal of Family Practice
Vaccines Across the Life Span: http://www.jfponline.com/uploadedFiles/Journal_Site_Files/Journal_of_Family_Practice/
supplement_archive/JFPSupp_Vaccines07_0207.pdf [PDF 2.46 MB]