CDC puts early end to free COVID vaccines for uninsured

A federal program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured and underinsured adults is shutting down this summer, before the fall rollout of updated vaccines to fight against the latest variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said its Bridge Access Program will end in August because of a lack of funding. The program has provided over 1.4 million free COVID-19 vaccines since it launched in September 2023 at a cost of more than $1 billion. The Bridge Access