All TVFC-enrolled facilities receive a monthly influenza dashboard from the Immunization Section, which reports current flu vaccine coverage and utilization rates.  

Coverage rates are calculated by collecting the number of flu doses administered at the site in the last month, divided by the number of TVFC-eligible children reported in the patient profile section of the re-enrollment form for each TVFC-enrolled facility.  

Utilization rates are calculated by collecting the number of flu doses administered at the site in the last month, divided by the number of flu doses shipped to the TVFC-enrolled facility. Once open ordering begins, utilization rates will be calculated by the doses administered and divided by all doses shipped to the facility (shipped doses during the allocation period and shipped doses from open order). 

In addition, the dashboard contains information on Texas influenza outbreaks, Texas pediatric influenza deaths, the rates for each county and the State of Texas using data from the Provider-reported population estimate from the 2024 Re-Enrollment Survey. It ranks for each clinic and county on coverage and utilization rates. 

It is important that doses administered data is current in the Vaccine Allocation and Ordering System (VAOS) to ensure a reliable utilization rate estimate. 

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To learn more about flu coverage in Texas, visit DSHS’s National Survey Flu (NIS-Flu) page.

Influenza Dashboard Information

• View an example DSHS TVFC Influenza Dashboard
• Flu Dashboard FAQs
• Flu Dashboard Variable Definitions

Additional Resources 

• 2026-2027 Flu Vaccine Summary
• Texas Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report
• Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology Section
• Influenza Vaccine Products 
• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: ACIP Recommendations 
• CDC Flu Resource Center
• Ask the Experts: Flu 
• CDC: Influenza US Map
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)

This survey is conducted annually to evaluate various immunization practices and policies in Texas hospitals. It includes information on the following:

• Employee vaccination policies

• Practices for perinatal hepatitis B immunization

• Participation in the Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC) program

• Texas Immunization Registry (ImmTrac2)

Read more about the Hospital Survey

The Texas Immunization Registry (ImmTrac2) consolidates and stores immunization records from multiple sources in one centralized system for Texans who have consented to the registry. With more than 164 million immunization records, ImmTrac2 is a major component of our initiative to increase vaccine coverage across Texas. Learn more about the Texas Immunization Registry. The following vaccination administration data is updated on the 15th of every month.

Explore Vaccination Administration Trends with this Interactive Dashboard

Download Vaccination Administration Data (Excel Spreadsheet)

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is required to provide to the legislature the annual numbers of immunization exemption affidavit forms requested for students in Texas child-care facilities, elementary schools, secondary schools, or institutions of higher education during the preceding academic year per the Texas Legislature.

Texas Department of State Health Services has moved from a traditional published report to a digital dashboard, which can be found at Texas Health Data | Vaccine-Conscientious Exemption Requests. For archived reports not available on the dashboard, please submit a data request. 

Texas law allows for an exemption from immunizations for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. To claim an exemption due to reasons of conscience, a student's parent or legal guardian must request, sign, and submit an official DSHS affidavit form to the child's school. The affidavit is valid for two years from the notarization date.