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.
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.
Can the states themselves maybe create limitations on those lawsuits for COVID vaccines for a period of time?
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.