Hib VACCINE SUPPLY CRISIS
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What We Do
- We monitor population immunization rates as required by federal and state law.
- We monitor immunization compliance in child day care facilities and schools as required by federal and state law.
- We monitor perinatal hepatitis B infections and the post-exposure treatment outcomes for these women, infants, and contacts.
- We oversee the acquisition and distribution of vaccines to approximately 600 immunization practices enrolled in the South Carolina Vaccine Assurance for All Children (VAFAC) Immunization Partnership.
- We offer immunization consultation and training to immunization providers in South Carolina. We also promote the Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices and the Standards for Adult Immunization.
- We arrange quality assurance monitoring visits to all immunization providers in South Carolina to ensure accountability for public vaccine handling, storage, and use.
- We monitor vaccine-preventable diseases in South Carolina.
- We monitor and investigate adverse reactions to vaccines, vaccine failures, and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
