CMS to cover second COVID-19 booster without cost to eligible individuals

Apr 06, 2022 - 03:49 PM
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Medicare and Medicaid will cover a second Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 booster at no cost to eligible enrollees, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today. Health care providers participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program also must provide authorized COVID-19 vaccines at no cost to recipients. 

On March 29, the Food and Drug Administration authorized and CDC recommended a second Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for adults aged 50 and older at least four months after an initial booster dose. The agencies also authorized and recommended a second Moderna booster dose for certain immunocompromised adults, and a second Pfizer booster dose for certain immunocompromised individuals aged 12 or older. 

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