HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra issued a letter stating that the COVID-19 vaccine should not have any patient care costs. This letter was issued to payers and providers. This precisely had always been stressed upon. Providers had signed agreements with HHS to give the vaccine to people with no patient financial responsibility.
Coronavirus vaccines will be released by end of the year, notes CDC
An optimistic forecast was posted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday with a promise of some vaccines by the end of the year. CDC said on a new page posted to its coronavirus website that at first there could be a limited supply, but it would increase after weeks and months of the initial release.