This year's COVID vaccine rollout is off to a bumpy start, despite high demand

When federal health officials recommended the next round of COVID-19 boosters for anyone 6 months old or older, doses were supposed to be available right away at pharmacies. But two weeks later consumers are reporting problems. Some people are finding some stores just don't have doses yet, or insurance coverage is not straight-forward.

"The rollout has hit some snags," says Jennifer Kates, senior vice president and director of the Global Health & HIV Policy Program at the Kaiser Family Foundation or KFF. "On the one hand, some of this was...