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No-cost COVID-19 vaccine program launched | WWTI – InformNNY.com

In April, the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced the ‘HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines to maintain access to COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured Americans. The Bridge Access Program officially launched last week.

The Bridge Access Program will provide free coverage for the estimated 25-30 million adults who would have lost access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines now that the vaccines have transitioned to the commercial market.

Administered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the over $1 billion program will create a public-private partnership to help uninsured individuals maintain access to COVID-19 care at their local pharmacies. Doses are available in some places now, with distribution increasing in the coming weeks…

Source: No-cost COVID-19 vaccine program launched | WWTI – InformNNY.com

COVID vaccine: New booster shots rolling out to pharmacies nationwide – 6abc Philadelphia

Pharmacies across the country are receiving shipments of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and starting Monday appointments were available at Walgreens locations nationwide.

“I’m getting the COVID vaccine today,” said Ajeenah Amir of Northeast Philadelphia.

Some slots were already offered on a rolling basis as stores like CVS and Walgreens that received early inventory. Appointments at Rite Aid are available beginning on Friday.

Source: COVID vaccine: New booster shots rolling out to pharmacies nationwide – 6abc Philadelphia

COVID-19 Vaccine Insurance Coverage

Medicare covers the updated COVID-19 vaccine. The updated vaccine targets the original COVID-19 viral strain and 2 Omicron variants (BA.4/BA.5). You can get the updated vaccine at least 2 months after completing your primary vaccination series (2 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson)—regardless of how many original COVID-19 vaccines you got so far.

  • The updated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available for people 5 and older.
  • The updated Moderna vaccine is available for people 6 and older…

Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Insurance Coverage

50-Year Study Shows Climate Change, Avian Flu Affect UK Seabirds | Mirage News

  • University of Sheffield scientist has dedicated his life to studying seabirds off the coast of the UK, in one of the world’s longest running studies of its kind
  • Half a century study has revealed how climate change has caused mass mortality events, altered breeding times and how the population is now being devastated by bird flu
  • The study is one of the most important in understanding how UK seabird populations are being affected by climate change and disease, as a second wave of bird flu sweeps across the UK
  • Findings also reveal for the first time how the guillemot population works, uncovering fascinating new insights into their behaviour and social life, including their mass defence against predators and extramarital affairs
  • A new generation of Sheffield scientists is fundraising to help protect the future of the research at a time when seabird monitoring is more important than ever…

Source: 50-Year Study Shows Climate Change, Avian Flu Affect UK Seabirds | Mirage News