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... Usually, the CDC would allow states to order the newly available seasonal COVID-19 vaccines through the federal Vaccine for Children (VFC) program, which provides vaccines at no cost to children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eligible, or Indigenous people in the US. Approximately 52 percent of all US children are eligible for vaccines through the program.

Additionally, The Guardian reports that at least 11 states and one US territory are part of a universal vaccine purchase program, in which they buy all vaccines for children -- regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status -- through contracts otherwise for the VFC. The 11 states and one territory include: Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming, and American Samoa.

"The delay in VFC means delays in these states' ability to get vaccine for all children," Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and chief medical officer at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, told The Guardian. ...

@#1 ... Additionally, The Guardian reports that at least 11 states and one US territory are part of a universal vaccine purchase program, in which they buy all vaccines for children -- regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status ...

So the health of the children is paramount.

... "The delay in VFC means delays in these states' ability to get vaccine for all children," Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and chief medical officer at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, told The Guardian. ...

But the Trump admin seems to have a differing view regarding the health of children?