Low-Income Children Lack Access to Covid Vaccines because of Approval Delay

Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay

Two weeks after recommended shots were approved, Vaccines for Children program is still waiting for RFK Jr.'s top deputy to sign off and allow shipments.

RFK Jr.’s new regime puts vaccine coverage for low-income children in jeopardy

Children from low-income families, those without health insurance or who are under-insured, as well as Native American children, have long had access to life-saving vaccines through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, established decades ago as part of Medicaid. However, that access is under threat by the Trump administration due to the actions of Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), a longtime vacci…