U.S. CDC to launch new program in fall to offer free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured adults

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a new program this fall to help millions of uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations, the agency announced on Thursday.

The CDC will purchase COVID-19 vaccines and allocate them, along with the funding needed to implement this new program, named the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines.