#RFK Jr.'s #CDC isn’t letting states order #COVID19 shots for kids, blocking access
As respiratory #virus season nears and fall #vaccination drives get underway, more than half of US children are facing uncertainty over access to this year's COVID-19 shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unexpectedly delayed the distribution of the shots to a key federal program and some states.
Usually, the CDC would allow states to order the newly available seasonal COVID-19 vaccines through the federal #VaccineforChildren (#VFC ) program, which provides #vaccines at no cost to children who are #uninsured; , #underinsured , Medicaid-eligible, or Indigenous people in the US. Approximately 52 percent of all US children are eligible for vaccines through the program.
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