Since the Swine Flu was declared a national emergency

[Christa]

Shouldn't it be available free of charge to everyone?

What about all those without insurance and unemployed?

[Mist]

1. B-b-but BigPharma has to make its money back for research! nt

[sharp_stick]

15. Swine Flu Vaccine is Free

oops,I should read the whole thread before responding. This has already been posted.

[Mist]

21. Just making a silly joke....nt

[TwilightGardener]

2. "It"? You mean the vaccine, or treatment?

[Christa]

3. Oops-a-daisy

The vaccine, of course ;)

Sometimes I get lost in my own train of thought.

[Posteritatis]

6. Plague for all! Bring out your healthy!

:)

[TwilightGardener]

10. Yes, indeedy, I was infected for NOTHING over the summer--sweet deal!

[sandnsea]

4. Swine flu vaccine is free n/t

[Christa]

5. It is??

News to me ...

I honestly did not know.

[TwilightGardener]

8. It does cost money in some places ($25), but I assumed that was

payment to have staff to administer it.

[sandnsea]

12. The seasonal flu vaccine costs

Swine flu vaccine is supposed to be 100% free.

[stray cat]

7. H1N1 is available free of charge to everyone - its your lucky day!

just go out and hang with crowds, shake hands and rub your eyes.

[kestrel91316]

9. Free H1N1 vaccine clinics are being put on by the state of CA

for uninsured and high-risk people. Your own state may or may not give a damn about public health, but we sure do here.

I am probably going to wind up getting it at a local pharmacy and paying $25 for their employee time. Gladly.

[abelenkpe]

17. Do you know

where one can get the vaccine in CA? Is there a list of places it is available? Any information would be appreciated. Wanna get it for my five and three year old. :)

[kestrel91316]

18. Here ya go:

CA Dept of Public Health flu shot locator page:
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Pages/H1N1VaccineLocations.aspx
They are having free clinics starting this weekend. I will wait until the injection is available and get it at my Walgreen's like I did the seasonal flu shot - they charge $25.

American Lung Assoc flu shot locator page:
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=aqKGLXOAIlH&b=1015035

[abelenkpe]

24. thank you! nt

[Occam Bandage]

11. Swine Flu is indeed currently available free of charge to everyone,

including the uninsured and unemployed.

[soleft]

13. I just got it for free at Monmouth University

They were giving it away during the tail gate party before a football game.

[hileeopnyn8d]

14. My husband

got his free the week before last, and the way I'm feeling right now I think we got a twofer!

[Mz Pip]

16. Is the H1N1 vaccine even out yet?

I got my regular flu shot last week and asked about the swine flu shot but was told it wasn't available yet.

[kestrel91316]

19. This is the first weekend the H1N1 has been available, I think.

It's still in short supply, so I am waiting until the high risk people (children, chronically ill, pregnant) have had a chance to get it before I go for mine.

[NightWatcher]

20. if it's an emergency, why are they stopping testing and reporting numbers of infected?

around here there is a definite hush campaign going on re: pig flu

[northernlights]

23. the testing was reporting something like 90%+ cases were H1N1

and it's before the seasonal flu season. So testing was deemed an unecessary burden at this point -- they simply assume H1N1.

[northernlights]

22. as far as I know, the flu is free of charge and freely available

so I'm not sure what your beef is.

If you meant the vaccine, there isn't enough to go around anyway. It will go to healthcare providers first, as it should since 1. they are exposed the most and 2. if they get sick there's nobody to do the caretaking.

There are places trying to get it low-cost (the university where I'm a student and my employer are both trying to get it for students/employees at about $10/ea) but it simply is not available.