Immunization Program

The major objectives of the Nevada State Immunization Program (NSIP) are to work with state and county health agencies and the private medical community to promote immunizations among infants, children and adults; to respond to vaccine preventable disease outbreaks; to develop and promote maternal and adult immunization education programs; to develop and enforce state immunization and vaccine preventable disease regulations and laws; to provide immunization education to health care professionals and consumers; to develop and implement systems to assess immunization levels; to conduct immunization audits of county health districts, public health clinics and private physicians who administer state-supplied vaccine; and to prevent the transmission of hepatitis B in Nevada through the Perinatal and Universal Hepatitis B Prevention Programs.

NSIP administers the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program in Nevada. The goal of this federally funded program is to improve vaccine availability nationwide by providing vaccines at no cost to VFC-eligible children through public and private providers enrolled in the program. Nevada began its VFC program in October 1994. VFC vaccines are purchased under contract by NSIP and are supplied to enrolled VFC providers at no cost.

The Immunization Program also supports an immunization registry- Nevada WebIZ.  Nevada WebIZ is a web-based software program used statewide to help medical professionals ensure they provide appropriate care by:

• Tracking immunizations as patients move within the state

• Consolidating multiple/scattered immunization records

• Identifying underserved populations

• Offering recommendations for future vaccinations

Nevada WebIZ is also used by public and private schools, as well as child care providers to verify immunization coverage for enrollment.  Nevada WebIZ is one of best tools Nevada can use to improve the overall immunization coverage level of all Nevada residents.