The U.S. rollout of Covid vaccines has been bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say

Rollout of Covid vaccines is bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say The latest rollout of Covid vaccines has been bumpy — but not unexpected — experts say. Helen Branswell STAT

... to people who are involved with organizing vaccine delivery efforts, or who study them, what’s happened in the two weeks since the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greenlit the updated vaccines is not shocking. The transition from a single-payer program to a system where a variety of private and public insurers are covering the cost of vaccine doses was bound to make for a bumpy ride, they say.

“I think we got spoiled in terms of vaccine access,” said John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, who led development of the Vaccines.gov website, where people can find locations that are administering Covid and influenza vaccines. “When the government is not footing the bill, it’s harder.”

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