Insurers launch pilot program that aims to vaccinate 2 million seniors as quickly as possible
Insurers launch pilot program that aims to vaccinate 2 million seniors as quickly as possible By Bernadette Heier | March 4, 2021 at 7:39 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 7:54 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Even for those eligible to get vaccinated the process of finding and booking appointments remains difficult for at-risk seniors.
That’s why more than a dozen health insurance providers have joined the Vaccine Community Connectors pilot in a national effort to get 2 million seniors vaccinated as quickly as possible.
America’s Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association announced the new initiative.
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TORONTO A national panel of vaccine experts is recommending that Canadian provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to quickly inoculate more people.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says extending the dose interval to four months would create opportunities to protect the entire adult population against the virus within a short time frame.