Got our Covid boosters today: take THAT, RFK Jr.

[hauckeye]

My husband and I are both 71, so we are eligible. Our son is 34, but developmentally disabled. In Wisconsin, you can self-identify a reason you need the booster. Since he is pre-diabetic and overweight, those reasons were good enough. We are all boosted up!

[Mossfern]

1. I was picking up prescriptions as CVS today

They were hawking flu shots. I asked if the Covid shot was the recent iteration - yes it was.
Got both. I'm not waiting. With this administration you never know if they'll still be available in the near future.
It's been removed from my "to do" list.

My husband said they were giving flu shots at the supermarket today.

[riversedge]

3. I am getting my Thrus. The flu--and of course Covid is nothing to mess around with.

[niyad]

13. I got mine at my grocery store on Saturday. Had gone in to do some

shopping, overheard they had the vaccine, was told they had the Moderna. .done. Saved me a trip to the store this week.

[Glorfindel]

2. I'll be getting mine tomorrow. Probably flu shot, too.

That has been the pattern the last several years at my annual Medicare physical.

[canetoad]

4. Well done

It's upside-down world when you feel the need to justify a vaccination.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Yeah

[Biophilic]

6. Trying to get mine in Florida. Not an easy task.

CVS said it needed a prescription. Gal who gave me my flu shot doctors’ offices were calling them in. Well, not quite. Per my doctor’s office (very large professional one) Medicare is requiring a written prescription. But/also the gal said they had been getting conflicting information. Who would have guessed? So the office is creating a list to use once they get accurate information. Between no vaccine mandates for kids and a bunch of seniors having trouble getting their Covid shots Florida is going to be one sick state this winter.

[spooky3]

8. It's supposedly difficult in VA, but I had no problems getting

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COVID and flu shots at Walgreens today (other than a poorly trained pharmacist assistant). Costs were fully covered.

I was surprised that there was no one waiting for later appointments.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I just scheduled one for today

Last week CVS was not fiving them out unless you are 65+ or poor health. My doctor wouldn't even give me an Rx for it since the CDC was so screwed up and he wasn't allowed to yet. I just gave it a shot and made an appointment and I got accepted.

[Crunchy Frog]

10. I got my 16 year old sons their shots today.

We had to go to a particular Wegmans in our county which takes Medicaid for minors, and the guy at the front desk didn't seem to really know what he was doing and what the current rules actually are, but someone else in the back got it sorted out.

They were able to get the shots, no charge, and we didn't even have to lie about them having a medical condition.

I'm going to try to get myself and my mom done tomorrow.

I think in NYS anyone who wants one can get it.

[IbogaProject]

14. Good to hear about NY

Some how aftet Iran Contra and W, Tangerine has made me hate the GOP even more.

[tinrobot]

11. Very easy at CVS in Califonia

My CVS didn't ask questions and people of all ages were in line for shots.

[AverageOldGuy]

12. Got ours Friday

In Virginia, Walgreen's requires a doc's script -- emailed our primary care, she sent a script to local Walgreen's, walked in Friday afternoon, took ten minutes, didn't feel a thing, no one else getting vax. Sore shoulder for a couple of days, wife slept most of Saturday and Sunday.

Daughter (57) is in DC, could not get vax the. She is eligible because of a pre-existing condition, get her's in Maryland Saturday, knocked her out Sunday, bounced right back Sunday night.

Son is a raving MAGA asshole, he's 57 (son and daughter are twins), not eligible because of age, but has steadfastly refused to get COVID vaccinations. Daughter-in-law has good sense, so, she and grandsons (18 and 15) will get vax when they are eligilble.

[piddyprints]

15. I just scheduled ours for Thursday morning.

Husband can’t go tomorrow and we like to go together. I always get nervous, but we’ve both done fine so far.

[joanbarnes]

16. Just scheduled mine and Mr. B. both 71.