January 15, 2021

With the recent FDA authorization of two COVID-19 vaccines, we have been getting questions about if and when we will be offering immunizations to our members. While we are not able to offer the vaccine at Crossover Health centers or on-campus locations at this time, here are some points to keep in mind as we anticipate the ability to do so:

• Vaccine supply is still very limited. There are currently two vaccines authorized for emergency use. The federal government is directing distribution to each state—from there, individual states and local health departments are coordinating distribution.
• Each state agency is following their own guidelines and prioritization of which groups can be vaccinated. For most states, the vaccine is only currently available to “Phase 1” individuals, identified as frontline healthcare workers and some residents of long-term care facilities. There are many local variations on the “Phases” which may be set by individual states and/or counties.
• In locations where primary care providers are being offered the vaccine, our care teams are starting to get immunized.
• In each state where we have a health center, Crossover is completing the required registrations to be able to give the COVID-19 vaccine. Once registered, Crossover will need to wait until local health agencies provide vaccine supply to each health center.
• As soon as the vaccine becomes available to Crossover, we will begin to offer them to our members. We anticipate this will be sometime in the spring of 2021 based on current distribution rates.
• As always, our Care Navigators can also assist with finding vaccine dispensing locations for each Phase of recipients.

With two vaccines already authorized by the FDA, the outlook for an end to the pandemic looks to be in sight—although it will be a few more months until the general public will have the ability to be immunized. In the meantime, don’t put off the care you need. We have many health services available to support you—online and in person—from primary care to mental health counseling, physical medicine, and many other resources for sick and preventive care.

We look forward to sharing more information on the COVID-19 vaccination when we are able to begin immunizing.

You may also find our blog about vaccines helpful.