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Cochise County to prioritize flu clinics, refer COVID and RSV shots to pharmacies amid limited adult funding
Summary
County public‑health staff outlined funding limits for adult vaccine programs, said COVID and RSV vaccines will be directed to pharmacies this season, and described outreach plans and clinic schedules for influenza shots.
Tomany (clinical services staff for the Cochise County Health Department) reviewed the county’s vaccine funding streams, recent expenditures and how the department plans to allocate limited resources for the 2024–25 season.
Tomany told the board the county uses three funding sources: private billing (insurance), Section 317 adult public funding for ages 19–64, and the Vaccines for Children program for ages 0–18. She said last year three children’s clinics each used “over $50,000 worth of vaccines” and that countywide adult funding across five sites totaled $36,000…
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