VFC 2025 Annual Enrollment Training
Now Available!
The Immunization Section’s VFC Annual Provider Staff Training will consist of two of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “You Call the Shots” training courses. The VFC enrollee, primary VFC coordinator, and back-up coordinator must each complete both trainings individually. A CDC TRAIN account must be created to complete the course assessment and evaluation to receive a certificate.
To access the training, go to CDC’s “You Call the Shots” web page by clicking on the link, or typing cdc.gov/immunization-training/hcp/you-call-the-shots/ in the search engine of your desired Web browser.
NOTE: The CDC TRAIN Help Desk is available for support for any login issues, and for questions related to this training requirement, please call the VFC Help Desk at 1-877-888-7468, Option 3.
The Florida SHOTS information system is located on a secure server with password-restricted access. We use the latest encryption and firewall safeguards. All accounts are given access to the system only after we have verified that they have appropriate licensing in the state of Florida.
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Every user with access to Florida SHOTS musthave their own User ID and password. Sharing accounts among staff is a violation of the Enrollment Agreement and subject to penalties including removal of the account and deactivation of Local Organization Administrators.
If you need assistance with adding users, please contact your Local Organization Administrator, or the Florida SHOTS Helpdesk at 877-888-7468, option 2.
Tech Tips
"We had twins who each had vaccination records in the system, but now there is only one child. What might have happened and how can we prevent this in the future?"
Occasionally when twins, triplets, etc. have similar names (in addition to having the same birthdate, address, and parent information), the system interprets them as the same person and will automatically merge the records. To prevent this, whenever there is a multiple birth, the “Birth Event Outcome” and “Birth Order” should be recorded. This will help prevent the siblings’ records merging due to similarity in demographics.