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Lets block the vaccine by age group and use poor messaging and then be confused when nobody gets the shot. Also im waiting till mid November so im good for Thanksgiving through new years and i suspect others are as well.
Speaking of, isn't the U.S. now charging for them/requiring insurance? Add that to the mix and of course fewer will get it.
No. The CDC Bridge Access Program is set to run through December 2024. As long as you go to a participating pharmacy, the Covid vaccine is free regardless of insurance status.
You can search on vaccines.gov for participating pharmacies.
CVS tried to charge me last year because apparently my insurance is on Walgreen’s team, not CVS’s team because America is fucking stupid about healthcare.
Yea ive heard it should still be free but im not sure, i wont know till i get it in a couple weeks
Yeah, pretty much any insurance will cover it in-network, but in my experience they're not really trying to communicate that to people.
Flu shots, by comparison, are almost universally covered by insurance or in some cases even by employers directly, and my email gets blown up annually with reminders to get one.
Just make sure it's at least 7 days before you actually need to go celebrate something. Apparently that's how long it takes for the booster to be effective.
Yep! I plan to do it 2 weeks before Thanksgiving so ill be good for the holiday shopping craze