Thursday, October 1, 2020
Texas Health Insurance Providers Encourage Flu Vaccines During the COVID-19 Crisis
By: Jamie Dudensing
Getting a flu vaccine this fall is more important than ever.
The seasonal flu is a serious illness that results in half a million hospitalizations and 30,000-50,000 deaths every year. With the ongoing threat of COVID-19, this flu season is expected to be more severe than usual. Texas health insurance providers are covering the vaccine with no patient cost-sharing and encouraging everyone — particularly older Texans, communities of color, and others who are more vulnerable to the flu’s worst outcomes — to get their flu vaccine.
