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State steering committee backs $8.77 million CARES investment to restore childhood vaccinations
Summary
A CARES-steering-committee-funded program will reimburse primary-care practices for outreach and other non-reimbursable investments to catch up missed childhood immunizations; DHS and pediatric leaders urged providers to apply before an Oct. 1 deadline tied to school immunization requirements.
The Arkansas chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics told lawmakers that childhood vaccine administrations fell sharply during the early months of the pandemic and that a CARES-steering-committee-approved program will fund outreach and practice investments to restore immunization visits.
Anna Strong, executive director of the Arkansas chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, told the joint committee that well-child visits and vaccine administrations dropped roughly 30% in April–May 2020 compared with the prior year…
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