The CMS Office of Minority Health and the Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign hosted a webinar to discuss childhood vaccination and provide information and resources for partners and providers to encourage vaccinations in their community. The webinar focused on COVID-19 vaccines and included information about flu shots for National Influenza Vaccination Week. Speakers highlighted newly released recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, federal COVID-19 resources, flu shot information, and more.
Funding alert!
Funding alert! The Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreement program will provide $66.3M in grants to reduce the number of children who are eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicaid and CHIP, and to improve retention of those enrolled. Applications are due March 7, 2025! Learn more here.