"While the cost of the vaccine is covered by the federal government and is 100% free for the member receiving it, plan sponsors are required to cover the administration fee for the vaccine," Eberle says.

Many states have now opened up COVID vaccination eligibility to the general public, and more will follow suit in the coming weeks. As such, employers will likely be faced with myriad questions from their employee population in regards to how, where and whether they need to get vaccinated. But employers have their own questions, too–how involved do they need to be in driving compliance and awareness? How much will employee vaccines end up costing them?

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Emily Payne

Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.

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