Lots of people, as long as they don’t live in the United States.
I got one at a CVS in Louisiana but had to have my doctor call in a prescription. Insurance covered it. There’s also apparently some weird supply issues. A colleague (who is over 65 and clearly eligible) had an appointment at a large hospital and they told her they were out of COVID vaccines but had plenty of flu shots. She was ultimately able to reschedule and get a Pfizer shot but they were still out of the Moderna one and whatever the non-mRNA shot is called.
It all sort of smacks of disorganization (possibly deliberate incompetence considering we have a loon with brain worms in the driver’s seat). But it seems like some people are having access issues and other people just waltz into a Walgreens/CVS and get their booster in minutes.
I wonder if people are rushing to get it with the expectation there will be a ban coming in the near future.
I did that just today myself.
I’m a lucky one who got it quickly with no issues.
Texas here and I just scheduled to get mine next week. However, it didn’t say anything on the scheduling page about needing a prescription. Should I expect them to surprise me with that when I go in?
In general, the new shots usually aren’t ready until the end of September/beginning of October, so pharmacies may be using the last of last year’s stock. I know when I got my spring booster in May, neither NovaVax or Moderna were available, so we went with Pfizer as well.
I’m holding off my fall shot until mid-October, so I’ll have maximum effectiveness through the the of February, but it does mean I have to be a bit careful while cases are currently rising in much of the US.
In general, the new shots usually aren’t ready until the end of September/beginning of October
No, that’s not true. Last year they were available in time for me to get them before Dragon Con (i.e. labor day weekend) and (even through so far I didn’t gotten sick after it) I’m pretty mad that that hasn’t been the case this year too.
If this helps someone - I’m a woman who is not pregnant and under 65 with no serious health issues.
I made an appointment with CVS last week using their app and got the newest Covid booster yesterday. The pharmacist said they got a shipment in on Saturday.
My insurance covered it like all the ones before. Going forward who knows what will happen, but that’s my recent experience.
I’m at California’s biggest not for profit HMO, which is generally pretty good at covering stuff like this. They are still “reviewing” the FDA guidelines.
They’re probably stuck between a rock and a hard place. Fewer vaccinated people means sicker patients, and those costs get passed along to everyone else in the coverage pool. So higher rates.
But if you do give shots outside of recommended guidelines, you can sued by people who want to blame something on off label use.
Oh this is interesting! Good to know, I had no idea. Thank you!
The newest booster is out?
Yes I got it today also at cvs. I’m 56 with health issues
For some reason, I thought they were going to be on or after September 18.
Good to know.
That’s a statement that’ll always be true, gonna need more specifics
The one that becomes/became available after the end of August 2025 in the US.
They need names like hurricanes.
I was at a three letter pharmacy in Texas yesterday and the Pharmacist said “oh, we have the new Covid vaccines, if you want to get that and your flu shot right now”. Completely unprompted, didn’t ask about background, prescription or anything.
Raises hand…I can, because Colorado is not run by idiots, thankfully.
As for those that cannot - it’s meant to be complicated, because a whole lot of assholes voted for Taco, who placed another asshole into a place where they could exact revenge for all the fantasy grievances the massive amount of assholes have about how Covid was handled.
They cried about vaccine and mask mandates and they were very butthurt that the reality-based community POINTED AND LAUGHED at their “cures” like horse dewormer and putting a light bulb up your ass, and now they don’t want YOU to have the vaccine, either!
Why? Because FUCK YOU is why. Voting for Taco is the last gasp of the Angry White Man and all their petty grievances against everyone else who is smarter, more attractive, more educated, and living their best lives, often in a coastal city. Taco and pals are ripping through a checklist of all those grievances against “the elites”.
Apparently my wife can, but our kids can’t, and I probably can’t but maybe? Is adhd an approved condition? I’d guess not since all I need to be better is a few weeks at summer camp
Watching that jagoff sit there and LIE his ass off about vaccines and what he is doing - what he fucking well knows he is doing - was quite something, let me tell you.
You can just tell he hated every single one of those pointed questions.
Me, because I don’t live in a slave state.
Same here! Glad to hear it.
Does my autism count as a qualifying condition?
I live in NY and got my flu shot today but couldn’t get the COVID vaccine without a prescription. Messaged my doc and they’ll send one in. I’m hoping NY drops that now that the governor took some action.
“Based on the current regulatory environment,” CVS said it’s offering COVID-19 vaccinations in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Alabama is more lax about it than New York? What the hell?
I talked to a doctor today about it. Here are the latest rules, as of this week:
You need a prescription. It seems like insurance will cover you if you’re over 65, or probably if you have a qualifying comorbidity… maybe. There are still unknowns.
Everyone else will pay $400, out of pocket.
Depends on the state, I believe. Which are you in?
