Concerns about vaccine uptake have been voiced as the government could soon stop buying shots, leading to their commercialization in 2023.
). In addition, 33.7 percent of U.S. adults aged 50 or over have received the second booster shot, which was recommended to people in that age group back in March.
Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine in the Department of Health Policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, told"I am very concerned that putting COVID vaccines on insurance will reduce the acceptance of the updated COVID vaccine across the board, but particularly among disadvantaged populations," Schaffner said."Many persons do not have medical insurance and some insurance programs require co-pays.
"Even with the currently freely available vaccines, we are having difficulty breaking through the 'vaccine fatigue' to get people to accept boosters." The point was echoed by Abram Wagner, a research assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan who studies vaccine hesitancy.:"Requiring insurance for COVID-19 vaccination will likely have a detrimental impact on efforts to increase uptake and get people booster doses. Even though the vaccine will be covered by insurance, it adds an extra layer of inconvenience to get the vaccine.
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