{"id":9488,"date":"2025-03-01T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/immunize\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:24:07","slug":"immunize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/immunize\/","title":{"rendered":"dpc\/immunize ~  DPH Healthy Living Information: Immunizations  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/immunize.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Immunization Program<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    \n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Children<\/a><\/th>\n\n\n\n   <th scope=\"col\"><a href=\"immunize-flu.html\">Flu Information<\/a><\/th>\n\n\n\n   <th scope=\"col\"><a href=\"immunize-providers.html\">Healthcare Providers<\/a><\/th>\n\n\n\n   <th scope=\"col\"><a href=\"school-immunizations.html\">School Immunizations<\/a><\/th>\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n <th scope=\"col\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/portalflyer.pdf\">Public Portal <\/a><\/th>\n\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/tbody>\n\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccines are among the 20th century\u2019s most successful and cost-effective public health tools for preventing disease and death. Thanks to immunizations, diseases like polio that were once common, are now only distant memories for most Americans. Today there are few visible reminders of the suffering, injuries, and deaths caused by diseases that are now prevented with vaccines. At present, there are vaccines available to protect children and adults against at least fifteen (15) serious infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>DECLARATIONS OF SHORTAGE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/dtshortagejune2019.pdf\">Declaration Diphtheria\/tetanus (DT) Shortage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>POLICIES &#038; GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/dormstylefridgepolicy1208.pdf\">Dorm Style Refrigerator Policy 1208<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vaccinefraudandabusepolicy.pdf\">Immunization Program Vaccine Fraud and Abuse Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>FORMS &#038; LINKS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ir_form.pdf\">Immunization Program Reporting Record<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/patienteligibilityofscreeningrecord.pdf\">Patient Eligibility of Screening Record<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vaccinecontingencyplantemplate.pdf\">Vaccine Contingency\/Emergency Plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/pubs\/vis\/default.htm\">CDC Vaccine Information Statements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/programs\/vfc\/default.htm\">Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management (OEI-04-10-00430)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vfcoigtalkingpoints.pdf\">VFC OIG Talking Points and Q&#038;A<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>IMMUNIZE &#8211; <em>EVERY SIZE<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Immunizations are for people of all ages. From newborns to senior citizens, timely immunizations are one of the most important ways for people to protect themselves and others from serious diseases. Adults, adolescents, children, and infants need to stay up-to-date with the vaccinations that are recommended for their ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Division of Public Health Immunization Program\u2019s goal is to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases by making sure children and adults receive the vaccines they need. The program assures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li>All citizens of Delaware have access to vaccines;<\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>Healthcare providers are aware of immunization standards of practice;<\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>The latest recommendations on vaccines are available to providers; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>Providers and the public have access to up-to-date answers to vaccine questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"greybox\"><strong>MISSION STATEMENT:<\/strong><br>\n\n\n\nThe mission of the Delaware Immunization Program is to prevent and control the transmission of vaccine<br>\n\n\n\npreventable diseases through the support and implementation of interventions aimed at increasing immunization rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#immunization\"><strong>For more information contact us.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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