Health Department details vaccine purchasing program, coverage limits and funding sources
Officials detailed the Vermont Vaccine Purchasing Program, its funding through insurer assessments and special funds, the program's role in high K–12 vaccination rates, and limitations for adults 65+ and Medicare coverage.
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Commissioner Mark Levine and Financial Director Paul Daley described the Vermont Vaccine Purchasing Program to the Appropriations Committee, calling it a longtime state program that purchases vaccines through a federal contract and supplies them to providers at no charge for children and many adults under age 65.
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