BOSTON, MA USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- OCTOBER 6, 2022: As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its third anniversary, what is the state of vaccination among adults in the United States?

COVID-19 vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and greatly reduced serious illness. Yet uptake of COVID-19 boosters is lagging. Meanwhile, millions of U.S. adults have missed routine, non-COVID vaccinations since 2020, raising the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Vaccination rates among Medicare beneficiaries may rise as of 2023; and patient cost-sharing for vaccinations covered under Medicare Part D prescription drug plans will be eliminated by the Inflation Reduction Act. Other actions may soon be necessary to improve uptake of all CDC-recommended vaccines among all U.S. adults, and to prepare for future pandemic threats.

Join us to explore the state of adult vaccination in the U.S. through the new web-based Vaccine Track program, and prospects for raising vaccination rates among Medicare beneficiaries and other U.S. adults.

FEATURED FACULTY:

Abby Bownas Co-Manager, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition

Sean Gallagher Senior Principal, IQVIA

Kathryn Hashey, MA, MPH Director of Vaccine Policy, GSK

Jewel Mullen, MD Associate Dean for Health Equity and Associate Professor of Population Health and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Dell Medical School; Member, National Vaccine Advisory Committee