Rollout of Covid Vaccines Is Bumpy, But Not Unexpected, Experts Say

September 26, 2023

(STAT News) – The issues have come as a surprise to people whose appointments have been canceled for lack of vaccine doses, who couldn’t get an appointment at their nearest pharmacy, or who learned with dismay that the place where they got previous Covid shots is considered out-of-network by an insurance company refusing to pay for what is now a pretty expensive jab.

But 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. (Read More)