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Are you an uninsured or underinsured adult in need of a free vaccination?

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CDC’s Bridge Access program provides free updated vaccines to adults 18 years and older without health insurance and adults whose insurance doesn’t fully cover vaccine costs from a provider in their network. All CDC-recommended updated vaccines are included in the Bridge Access Program. The Bridge Access Program will end by December 31, 2024.

Where can someone get free vaccines through the Bridge Access Program?

Community events or pop-up sites with these groups.

Local health providers
partnered with state and
local health departments*‡

Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) supported health centers partnered with state and local immunization programs*‡

Select pharmacies:
CVS, Walgreens,
and eTrueNorth

Visit vaccines.gov to find out more information.
2023 Bridge Funding Health Center Awardees

*Providers must be enrolled in your health department’s 317 program and participating in CDC’s Bridge Access Program. ‡Members of Federally-recognized Tribes can also get no-cost vaccines at Indian Health Service, Tribal or Urban Indian Health Program facilities, regardless of the provider’s enrollment status with CDC’s Bridge Access Program.

Questions or want to learn more?

Visit cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/bridge