The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, declared in early 2020 in response to the pandemic, is set to expire May 11. That means time is running out for free vaccines, at-home tests and even some treatments.
Take vaccines. Until now, the federal government has been purchasing COVID-19 shots. It105 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster for about $30.48 a dose, and 66 million doses of Moderna’s version for $26.36 a dose.
People will be able to get these vaccines at low or no cost as long as the government-purchased supplies last. But even before the end date for the public emergency was set, Congress opted not to provide more money to increase the government’s dwindling stockpile. As a result, Pfizer and Moderna were already planning their moves into the commercial market.
That could translate to tens of billions of dollars in revenue for the manufacturers, even if uptake of the vaccines is slow. And consumers would foot the bill, either directly or indirectly . If half of adults — about the same percentage as those who opt for an annual flu shot — get a COVID shot at the new, higher prices, a recentestimated, insurers, employers and other payors would shell out $12.4 billion to $14.8 billion. That’s up to nearly twice as much as what it would have cost for every adult in the U.S. to get a bivalent booster at the average price paid by the federal government.
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