Rural Communities Will Get $1 Billion to Speed Up Vaccinations

May 4, 2021, 8:21 PM UTC

Rural clinics and hospitals will receive almost $1 billion in funds from the Health and Human Services Department to improve Covid-19 testing and get more people vaccinated, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.

The announcement comes in tandem with President Joe Biden’s announcement of a new Covid-19 vaccination target of 70% of Americans receiving at least one shot by July 4.

About 1,700 small rural hospitals will each receive up to $230,000 to increase Covid-19 testing, a total of $398 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Rural health clinics will also receive $460 million to increase testing, with 4,600 ...

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