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Before administering Pentacel vaccine, please see accompanying full Prescribing Information. The full Prescribing Information for Pentacel vaccine is available on http://www.pentacel.com and http://www.vaccineshoppe.com.

About the VFC Program

The VFC program is administered by the CDC, and was designed to help families of children who may not otherwise have access to vaccines by providing free vaccines to doctors and clinics who serve them. The VFC program provides federally purchased vaccines through public and private providers at no cost to the families.

Children who meet at least one of the following criteria are eligible to receive VFC vaccines:
-- Are 18 years of age or younger

-- Are eligible for Medicaid

-- Have no health insurance

-- Are Native American or Alaskan -- Have health insurance that does not cover vaccination, requiring these children go to a Federally Qualified Health Center or Rural Health Clinic for immunizations

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Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, provided more than a 1.6 billion doses of vaccine in 2007, making it possible to
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