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Getting a flu + covid shot is free or nearly free for every American that has health insurance. It may be less convenient, but there are places to get a free flu and covid vaccines, if Americans do not have health insurance. Anecdote: This year, I had zero side effects from the shots besides a sore arm!
I’m ashamed to admit I didn’t realize the importance of getting a flu shot prior to living through the COVID pandemic. I do my best these days to inform people my age that getting vaccinated is about protecting others who might not fare against the virus as well as you might.
Zero side effects from my last flu + COVID booster. Get it done, even if you’re not personally worried about getting sick.
I went to a CVS and received both for free. I wasn't even asked about insurance.
What?! I went to CVS for my flu shot and had to pay $70 - the Covid booster was $120 or something like that so I ended up skipping it (I'm also uninsured).
Did I just get unlucky?
Really? Dang, I don't live in a blue state even. I'm sorry you had to do that 🙁 I do live in a particularly red area, in the past I have gotten the covid vaccine earlier than I was supposed to for my age group because nobody was going and they needed to use it.
I live in New York, so that's probably why. Shame :( enjoy the covid protection!
Did they likely have your insurance on file? I know that when I hit the pharmacy they never need to ask. Even for doctors offices, I've found different offices being different levels of worried. Some want to see my card every time, some once a year, and some seem content to try to file and only bother me if that fails later.
I'm not sure. The last time I believe I showed any insurance info at a CVS was a few years ago with a different policy # but same provider and plan. Based on what you stated, they may well have been able to chase my current info down despite some gaps in coverage.
that is a lot of conditions for the accessibility in a country notorious for people having no health insurance.
My grocery store(Safeway) even gives 20 percent off groceries if you get your shot with them.
What about masks?
I keep forgetting to get mine, but last year, when I went to schedule mine, they had open appointments starting a half an hour from then. I could've practically walked in and gotten a shot right then and there.
This year I made my appointment for my double shot and misread the confirmation/showed up a week early. They just let me get it as a walk in when I showed up.
I was at a pharmacy recently that had a sign saying walk-ins welcome for flu shot. Especially this late in the season.
Yeah but now Bill Gates can track you and that's not even mentioning the reptilians! Then you'll get autism and die.
Add RFK to that mix and one-two years from now, were all fucked because that leper colony beill be sharing all it's ~~goodies~~ cooties with the rest of the world.