JUST IN: The US government has outlined a sweeping plan to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans. 9News
There could be several vaccines from different manufacturers approved and available.
The vaccine itself will be free of charge, and patients won't be charged out of pocket for the administration of shots, thanks to billions of dollars in taxpayer funding approved by Congress and allocated by the Trump administration. Distribution is happening under the umbrella of Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed initiative to have millions of doses ready to ship once a vaccine is given what's expected to be an emergency use approval by the Food and Drug Administration.But the whole enterprise is facing public skepticism. Only about half of Americans said they'd get vaccinated in an Associated Press poll taken in May.
As public confidence in core health agencies has taken a beating, Trump administration officials have been forced to play defence.
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