With health care premiums expected to skyrocket next year, Maryland is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to make sure adults can access lifesaving vaccines regardless of their ability to pay.
Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday unveiled a new statewide adult vaccine program that will offer free immunizations to uninsured and underinsured Marylanders ages 19 and older.
The program, administered by the Maryland Department of Health, will operate through local health departments and aims to reduce preventable illnesses and hospitalizations across the state, according to a news release from the governor’s office…