Vaxi Taxi Awarded Funding from Health and Human Services

DES MOINES, IA

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services awarded Vaxi Taxi with funding as part of a grant series dedicated to addressing health disparities and advancing health equity. As part of the project, Vaxi Taxi will expand local capacities and services to prevent and control vaccine preventable infections in underserved targeted populations; including racial and ethnic minority groups and populations in rural communities.

Vaxi Taxi is a pharmacist-driven, mobile vaccine service founded in Ankeny by Iowa native, Dr. Casey Villhauer, PharmD. The company utilizes a network of pharmacists to answer vaccine related questions and provide in-home vaccinations. Vaxi Taxi found success keeping busy families on top of their routine immunizations in their homes prior to the development and release of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The funding award will allow Vaxi Taxi to focus on providing vaccine education, further strengthen public health collaborations, and seek new community partnerships. The project will be ongoing.