Influenza vaccines are being shipped to providers who completed the seasonal pre-book in Florida SHOTS. If you did not pre-book, you may contact the VFC Program at [email protected] to request doses be placed in pre-book for you. Please include your VFC PIN. Flu vaccine orders will not be available for ordering in Florida SHOTS, but the order status can be tracked on your Order Requests page.

Once all providers have received half of their pre-book flu vaccines, the remaining vaccine doses should be requested through Florida SHOTS by using the Order Requests page. At that time, those providers who did not pre-book may request flu vaccines. Instructions for submitting your order can be found HERE. Also available in Spanish.

The 2022-2023 flu pre-book opened in FL SHOTS on July 1, 2022. Only the enrollee, primary VFC coordinator or back-up VFC coordinator can enter the pre-book information into FL SHOTS. We recommend you review your administration data from the current flu season to determine the number of doses to pre-book for 2022-2023. 

Why should a provider pre-book flu doses?

• Pre-booking flu doses ensures that providers will begin receiving flu vaccine doses as soon as it is available to the VFC Program. 

Can a provider pick the brand of vaccine they prefer?

• No, providers will only be able to pre-book the number of single dose syringes (SDS), multi-dose vials (MDV) or single dose sprayers they need. Brand will be determined by the VFC program and availability.

Which manufacturers will be available to providers?

• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Sanofi Pasteur, AstraZeneca, and Seqirus flu vaccines will be provided for 2022-2023. The vaccine will ship as it becomes available to the VFC Program.

Is Flu-Mist available for the 2022-2023 flu season?

Yes, Flu-Mist is available for pre-book.

Access guide with instructions on how pre-book vaccine in English and Spanish.

All flu vaccines will have expired on June 30, 2021. The flu vaccines cannot be adjusted as Expired until after their expiration date. Be sure to adjust all used and expired flu vaccines from your inventory in Florida SHOTS for the number of doses expired and for the number of doses administered.

Perform an inventory adjustment by decreasing the number of doses expired and select "Expired” from the drop-down menu.  Perform the same steps for the doses administered and select "Doses Administered” from the drop-down menu.  After making these adjustments, go to Transaction History, pick flu for the Vaccine Category, and then click "Retrieve Matching Inv Records.” All flu inventory should be zeroed out. 

Once all adjustments are made, click on "Report Returns/Waste.” At the end of each row pertaining to the flu adjustments, place a checkmark in the box before clicking the Submit button. This will redirect you to the Shipping Labels page where you will then click on the "Request Labels button.” On this page, you will need to verify the email address shown is valid. Now choose from the drop-down menu next to Nbr of Boxes, the number of return shipping labels you require. VFC does not provide the box(s). You will then click the "Complete” box before clicking the "Submit” button.

After the return shipping label request has been made and exported, an email will be sent from UPS Quantum View [mailto:[email protected]] within 3 business days containing the shipping label for you to print out and attach to the box. You will then drop the box off at a UPS location or have the UPS delivery person take the box with them when making a delivery to your office. DO NOT request a UPS pick-up. You will be charged and not reimbursed.

See our English and Spanish  guides with instructions for managing your VFC inventory.

Questions? Contact the VFC Program via email at [email protected] or via phone at 1-877-888-7468 Option 1.