Indiana FSSA Announces Partnership To Vaccinate People With Developmental Disabilities

On February 17, 2021, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced a partnership to ensure that consumers with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) served by the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) are vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). FSSA partnered with the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), Walgreens, and other entities to vaccinate DDRS consumers with I/DD who live in residential settings covered under the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.

The team anticipated vaccinating about 4,800 DDRS residential consumers by the end of February. As of March 9, nearly 4 . . .