MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast.
But some people have had to cancel appointments because their insurance hasn’t updated the billing codes to cover the vaccines.
And in some places, there are no available nearby vaccines: A search in Juneau, Alaska, through the federal government’s website shows no available appointments within 100 miles.
For others, the shots were covered by insurance without issue, but appointments were canceled by their pharmacy due to supply delays.
Walgreens and CVS confirmed that delivery delays to some stores across the country had led to canceled appointments.
Persons:
Cases, Alex Huseman, ” Huseman, Matt Blanchette, “, Pfizer spokespeople, Chris Ridley, Marwa Bakr, ” Bakr, Karen Ramos, ” Ramos, ”, Robert Wood Johnson
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Juneau , Alaska, Moderna, Temecula , California, Caribbean, San Diego, Temecula