The timing gap prompted concerns from public health experts, who fear that it would further complicate the fall vaccination campaign.
Just days after warning that pharmacies would not provide free Covid vaccines to the uninsured until October, the Biden administration and retail pharmacies are trying to accelerate the timeline.
The timing gap prompted concerns from public health experts, who fear that it would further complicate the fall vaccination campaign and discourage uninsured people from getting the shot, even as Covid hospitalizations rise again. Americans without health coverage will still be able to get the new vaccines for free from community health centers and individual providers as soon as they are rolled out, ensuring immediate access at those locations.
Over the weekend, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who sits on the board of vaccine maker Pfizer, said on CBS News’ Face the Nation that the Biden administration’s program for the under and uninsured “should be up and running by the time these vaccines become available.”
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