The Biden administration is launching a critical, six-week push aimed at stepping up Americans’ Covid-19 booster vaccinations heading into the holiday season.
“With winter and holiday gatherings right around the corner, more Americans getting their updated vaccine will help avoid thousands of preventable Covid-19 deaths. The six-week campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were hardest hit by Covid-19 through making it more convenient to get vaccinated and increasing awareness through paid media,” a fact sheet shared first with CNN said. Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr.
There will also be $350 million in funding, aimed at community health centers, that can be used “for mobile, drive-up, walk-up, or community-based vaccination events, partnerships with community and faith-based organizations for vaccination activities, and raising awareness of the updated shot,” the White House said, and $125 million investment in “grants to national organizations that serve people with disabilities and older adults to support community vaccination programs and efforts.
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