The federal government has tragically failed to fund emergency supplemental funding for COVID-19 testing and treatment for the uninsured. On April 5, funding for vaccine administration will run out. The end of the government’s significant investment in making vaccines, boosters, treatments and masks widely available, regardless of ability to pay, threatens the last 14 months of progress against COVID.
Chicago has sponsored hundreds of events to ensure equitable access to vaccines and testing, carried out by public entities, non-profit organizations, clinics, schools, hospitals and pharmacies. The announcement that all funding of these resources for the uninsured will end undermines this work.
