CDC distributes $3 billion for vaccine preparedness
Source: The Hill
BY REID WILSON - 04/06/21 11:20 AM EDT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doling out more than $3.1 billion in federal funding under the last round of coronavirus relief legislation to help states and major cities administer vaccinations to their populations.
In press releases to local media, the CDC said it would distribute tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, based on a state’s population, to prepare for mass vaccination campaigns set to begin this month. President Biden plans to announce today that he will make all adults over the age of 16 eligible to receive a vaccine by April 19, moving up a previously scheduled deadline of May 1.
CDC will send grants approved under the American Rescue Plan to 64 states, territories and major cities, ranging from $1.1 million to American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands to $357 million to the state of California, and more than $100 million each to Florida, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
“We are doing everything we can to expand access to vaccinations. Millions of Americans are getting vaccinated every day, but we need to ensure that we are reaching those communities hit hardest by this pandemic,” CDC director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. “This investment will support state and local health departments and community-based organizations as they work on the frontlines to increase vaccine access, acceptance and uptake.”
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