The Bridge Access Program, which provided free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured adults, has now ended. That could leave them paying well over $100 just as new boosters have become available.
Most insurance plans should cover the vaccine without a copay, especially if provided through work, Medicaid or a retirement plan.
That is according to Will Humble, director of the Arizona Public Health Association. He says there may be other affordable options for the uninsured.
"If you look at your county health department’s website, big counties at least, Maricopa and Pima, have free vaccination events that are available to anybody," Humble said.
Humble says many people are still ambivalent about getting COVID boosters, whether or not they have health insurance.
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The Show spoke more about the state of COVID-19 around the country with Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association.
