Biden Administration Ensures Free Covid Vaccines for Uninsured.

The Biden administration plans to spend over $1 billion on a new program called the Bridge Access Program for Covid-19 Vaccines and Treatment, which will offer free coronavirus shots to uninsured Americans later this year after the vaccines move to the commercial market. The program will include a partnership with pharmacy chains that will cover the administrative costs of giving the doses to patients. Pfizer and Moderna have pledged to offer the shots at no cost to those who lack insurance. The administration is also planning to buy discounted doses for community health clinics and federal and state vaccination programs that traditionally deliver vaccines to the uninsured.