Why should I receive a vaccine?
Data has shown that COVID-19 vaccines can reduce the risk of severe disease, hospitalization and death as well as lower the risk of developing long COVID.
Happy to see August there. So many kids go back to school in August, and where I live no students wear masks.
Whatever happened to the flu/COVID combo shot?
I don’t know offhand, but thanks for the reminder. I would have remembered COVID this year, but could well have forgotten flu!
They trialed it but I think people complained about increased pain at the injection site.
Just out right after I get Covid… C’est la vie
Real question: how much is it? Does health insurance cover it?
Are the vaccines free?
Those who are covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance will receive coverage for the updated vaccines.
In previous years, the CDC had a Bridge Access Program that provided free COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. The program is ending in August 2024.
“This year we won’t have the luxury of having the Bridge Program be a safety gap,” Chin-Hong said. “Those who have no insurance, which comprises millions of Americans, will have to be covered by different states’ safety net programs.”
For children whose parents or guardians cannot afford vaccine coverage for them, there is the federally funded Vaccines for Children Program, which provides access to vaccines.
