Katherine Wells

“I get reimbursed as little as $6 for giving a vaccine,”

Katherine Wells · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-14

Katherine Wells described how little reimbursement her health department receives for administering vaccines.

“I’m taking a loss every time I give a vaccine, but it’s the right thing to do.”

Katherine Wells · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-14

Wells said she takes a financial loss each time she gives a vaccine but considers it the right thing to do.

“That does not cover the time of a nurse to talk to the parents, review the shot record, draw up the vaccine, give the injection, provide the education. It’s way more than six bucks for me to do that in a health department, and I’m a low-cost, low-overhead entity.”

Katherine Wells · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-14

Wells explained that reimbursement does not cover the full cost of administering vaccines in a health department setting.