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Great. Wouldn't want anything else. Don't want to reveal too much personal info but it was there when I needed it and everything worked well. Don't have insurance premiums or any of that bizarre stuff.
*Oh one story. When covid vaccines were being developed I saw a headline on Reddit that they were going to be free. I remember thinking "Yeah, how else would it work?" before remembering how the US does it. We don't have to worry about that stuff.
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TIL US citizens have to pay for their COVID vaccines... wtf.
Southern Michigan here. There may have been places charging for them, but they were readily available from lots of places for free. In our area county health departments, local pharmacies, and most hospitals were all doing free vaccines and boosters.
It was free in the US, that was a policy decision because of the whole issue and some people wouldn't be able to afford it. But at some point boosters are not free afaik.
The latest ones coming out by the end of the month are no longer free if you have insurance.
New ones are $100-$200 dollars where I'm at. This winter could be a rough one.
Out of curiosity, do annual flu vaccines cost money in the US?
In Canada, the way those work is you just go to any pharmacy or most doctors offices. They'll take info from your health card, give you the shot (usually no wait, maybe 30 min at most if it's unusually busy), ask you to stick around for 15 minutes and then you can leave. No cost all and super convenient.
You're asking the wrong guy, I'm Canadian. There's an askanamerican sub.
A lot of times and places they're free. But yeah, WTF.
I didn't here in Texas.
Insurance plans will almost always cover it. If you do not have insurance, you are probably going to pay for it yourself now.