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Working With Us

Vote & Vax is eager to work with election officials so that local vaccination clinics are in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

As part of participating in the Vote & Vax program, vaccination providers are strongly encouraged to contact and meet with their local election official to identify appropriate polling sites for flu clinics. After choosing polling sites, providers and the election official will sign a Letter of Agreement to signify the provider's compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

If holding the flu clinic at a polling site is not feasible, the Vote & Vax program does allow providers to hold a flu clinic within a convenient distance from a polling site.  Even if providers hold Vote & Vax clinics outside of official polling sites, it is still recommended that they contact their local election officials to inform them of the flu clinic

If you have further questions, please Contact Us.

  1. Have successful Vote & Vax clinics been launched prior to 2012?
    Yes. Vote & Vax activities have been growing since 1997. In the 2008 Presidential Election, Vote & Vax worked with local public health agencies to deliver 21,434 influenza vaccinations at 331 polling places in 42 states and Washington DC.
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  2. Does Vote & Vax have any involvement in politics?
    None. Vote & Vax is a public health program and is entirely nonpolitical.
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  3. Who is responsible for the Vote & Vax initiative?
    Vote & Vax is national project of the community health organization SPARC (Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration), a New England-based agency dedicated to developing innovative approaches to delivering disease prevention services.
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  4. Is Vote & Vax a commercial enterprise?
    No.
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  5. What types of providers can participate in Vote & Vax?
    Vote & Vax clinics can be hosted by any public sector, nonprofit or private sector provider as well as any collaboration of such providers as long as they agree to operate in accordance with Vote & Vax principles.

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  6. Do I have to vote to receive a flu vaccine?
    No. You do not have to vote to receive a flu vaccine, just visit the clinic located at or near the polling station to receive your flu shot.
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  7. Are the flu vaccines free?
    No. Public health providers are asked to charge for influenza vaccinations as they would at their other community flu shot clinics.
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  8. How do I find a Vote & Vax clinic near me?
    Stay tuned for updates on when and where Vote & Vax clinics will happend during the election season 2012 in your community.
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