This document serves as a manual to understand and implement the requirements and policies of the Missouri Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. The general term used throughout this guide is “VFC provider” and refers to all providers in Missouri who receive publicly funded vaccine. When viewed online, this manual has clickable links and a table of contents. Providers should utilize the most current version of this manual by bookmarking the link.

Thank you for all that you do to protect Missouri’s citizens from vaccine preventable illness!

The Vaccines for Children Program is an entitlement program providing free vaccine to children and adolescents who might not otherwise be vaccinated due to inability to pay. The VFC Program was created in 1994 after a large measles outbreak. The Missouri VFC Program provides federally purchased vaccine to eligible providers enrolled in the VFC Program. Children who are eligible for the VFC Program are entitled to receive vaccines as recommended by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), as published in the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) “Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger” [BROKEN LINK].

VFC Program Benefits: 

• Provides vaccine to public and private providers at no cost to the provider or parent.
• Eliminates cost as a barrier to vaccination.
• Provides cost-savings through bulk purchase at lower prices using CDC funding.
• Allows a child to receive vaccination(s) in his or her medical home.

Contacts and/or Support

VFC Program Questions? Contact your VFC Consultant [NEEDS LINK].

VFC Consultants complete onsite educational visits, site visits, unannounced storage and handling visits, and answer questions about VFC program and policy.

ShowMeVax Questions? Call 866-256-3166 or VFC-SMVsupport@health.mo.gov

The Vaccine Support Team assists VFC providers with orders, reconciliation, temperature excursions, returns, wastage and documentation of immunization records in ShowMeVax.

ShowMeVax is Missouri’s Immunization Information System (IIS). Missouri VFC providers must use ShowMeVax to enroll initially, complete VFC orders, submit VFC inventory reconciliation, finalize VFC returns or wastage, re-certify annually, and report vaccine administration by patient. Access to ShowMeVax can be requested online at the login screen. New users must click on the blue Request User Account icon and complete the account registration. Users will receive an individually assigned username and password.

By logging into ShowMeVax, users agree to the following: 

• I am an authorized ShowMeVax user and am logging in using the login assigned to me by 
  the Missouri Immunization Program.
• I will comply with the Missouri Immunization Information System Security and 
  Confidentiality Policy.
• I will carefully and deliberately safeguard my ShowMeVax user ID and password and will 
  not permit the use of my ID and password by any other person.
• I will handle ShowMeVax information in a confidential manner.
• I will never release data from ShowMeVax to any unauthorized persons or agencies.
• I will not knowingly enter invalid/false data; falsify any document or data obtained 
  through ShowMeVax.
• I understand that all transactions are logged and may be subject to audit.
• I will not attempt to copy the database or software used in ShowMeVax.
• I will only use ShowMeVax to access information and generate documentation 
  necessary to properly conduct the administration and management of immunizations. 

For electronic submission of vaccine administration by patient, please contact 
edx@health.mo.gov for assistance.  Effective January 1, 2021, all VFC providers must utilize 
ShowMeVax for: 

• enrolling and re-certifying in the VFC program;
• ordering and documenting VFC shipments;
• managing and reconciling VFC inventory;
• reporting wastage, transfers, and returns;
• recording temperature data from temperatures logs;
• borrowing and replacement of VFC vaccines; and
• documenting vaccine administration per patient.