The updated Covid vaccine rolled out last week had many citizens eager to receive it. However, they were met with the hurdle of insurance. The shot is supposed to be covered under the insurance, however, the eager citizens were still restricted.
The department of health and human services shared that the issue has been “largely resolved” however, it is yet to be completely solved. The leading insurance companies were in a meeting with Xavier Becerra who is the HHS Secretary. The entire Covid vaccine campaign was reviewed in the meeting.
The insurance companies made it clear that the vaccine shots will be ‘fully covered’ by them and that the issues faced by “some people” were technical issues.
Last month, both FDA and CDC had approved the updated vaccine against the new variant of Covid. This allows people to prepare better for the flu season, usually when the cases of allergy go up.
However, the cost of the vaccines was not covered by the government this time, which was available to people with insurance at no-cost. Reports for some people suggested that they were not covered by insurance either.
Post the meeting, the insurance companies expressed that they are continuing to monitor such cases closely. The coding or technical barriers were held responsible for the hindrance. As per the HHS, nearly more than two million people were reported to have received the updated vaccine.
Recent surge in the cases of Covid, have led to the rise in hospitalizations. In addition, with the flu season now in its beginning stage, the health authorities are careful of the rising cases.
The new shot that is now available for the citizens, will be treated as a seasonal vaccine. Lastly, similar to the annual vaccines, the Covid vaccine will be included in the list.
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