The Vaccines for Children program provides vaccines to kids under age 19 whose families cannot afford them.
Children are eligible for the program if they qualify for Medicaid or are uninsured, underinsured or Native American.
The CDC's independent advisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to include Covid shots authorized for kids by the Food and Drug Administration in the federal government's Vaccines For Children program. The U.S. government has been providing Covid vaccines to everyone in the U.S. for free during the pandemic. But the Biden administration is working on a plan to transition the vaccination program to the commercial market as soon as 2023, which means people will have to start paying for the shots.
The decision to include Covid shots in the free vaccine program will prove crucial to maintaining access for many children.through Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program whenever the Biden administration decides to end the Covid public health emergency, according to the Health and Human Services Department.
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