⚠️ PSA for US peeps: please don’t forget, new COVID boosters are available now and recommended for everyone.
Schedule an appointment right now to be better protected.
⚠️ PSA for US peeps: please don’t forget, new COVID boosters are available now and recommended for everyone.
Schedule an appointment right now to be better protected.
@thomasfuchs we really need to name these booster rounds. Bivalent was a good way to disambiguate the last one, but what do we call this one? Bivalent 2: Electric Boogaloo?
@jamie fwiw I have to stay on top of it because both my wife and I are immunocompromised
@thomasfuchs It is *wild* that this is how I'm hearing about this news
@j CDC will provide them for free through local pharmacies if you are underinsured or not insured; please see https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/07/13/cdc-launch-bridge-access-program-fall-2023-provide-free-covid-19-vaccines-treatments-uninsured-underinsured-adults.html for info
@thomasfuchs I would if they weren't $130.
@jennyzilliac I had no problem scheduling at CVS. It’s all very recent decisions so I assume some places might take a few days to update their stuff.
Hmmm. Just tried to schedule a booster through Kaiser and received this message:
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The FDA has authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines and has deauthorized the current bivalent booster. For that reason, we're no longer giving the COVID-19 bivalent booster. We'll begin administering the updated vaccines after the CDC issues clinical guidance and supply becomes available (early October).
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@thomasfuchs Looks like the US is actually ahead of Europe on this one. Still only going to be available for over 50s only at some point in #ireland
@sarajw @thomasfuchs We don’t even have the option of paying for it. “Government says no.”
@aral @thomasfuchs it's available in Germany, though not as standard and not for free. A place in my city says it'll have the new vaccine at the end of September, and it'll cost 40€ a shot
@RogerBW :( I hope it will become widely available there soon.
@thomasfuchs PSA for UK peeps: please don't forget, your government wants you to get sick and die.
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