Has Anyone Got a COVID shut yet?

[Anonymous]

In MD? VA? Was it hard ( like at the pharmacy)? Did you need a prescription? Are you in a risk group?

[Anonymous]

Got a message from my kids' Maryland pediatric practice that they have Pfizer available for "FDA approved patients age 5 and up," but to be FDA approved, your kid has to have one of these conditions, which my kids do not.

Asthma, Cancer, Cerebrovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes Types 1 or 2, “Disabilities” (including ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and many others), Heart Conditions, HIV, Mental Health Conditions, Neurologic Conditions, Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Pregnancy or Recent Pregnancy, Primary Immunodeficiencies, Smoking (current or former), Solid Organ or Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Tuberculosis, and Use of Corticosteroids or other Immunosuppressive Medications.

[Anonymous]

My DH and I got the updated Moderna at a CVS in Maryland on Friday. It wasn’t any harder than it has been before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got a message from my kids' Maryland pediatric practice that they have Pfizer available for "FDA approved patients age 5 and up," but to be FDA approved, your kid has to have one of these conditions, which my kids do not.

Asthma, Cancer, Cerebrovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes Types 1 or 2, “Disabilities” (including ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and many others), Heart Conditions, HIV, Mental Health Conditions, Neurologic Conditions, Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Pregnancy or Recent Pregnancy, Primary Immunodeficiencies, Smoking (current or former), Solid Organ or Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Tuberculosis, and Use of Corticosteroids or other Immunosuppressive Medications.

The pharmacy does not have your medical records. All you have to do is say that your kid has "physical inactivity" or "autism" and they can get it. In this case, it is perfectly fine to lie about a medical condition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH and I got the updated Moderna at a CVS in Maryland on Friday. It wasn’t any harder than it has been before.

My dh also just got a shot. The pharmacist at Walgreens did make him specify which condition allowed him to qualify and he checked off the obesity box. Nobody is going to stick you on a scale and calculate your BMI when you get the shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got a message from my kids' Maryland pediatric practice that they have Pfizer available for "FDA approved patients age 5 and up," but to be FDA approved, your kid has to have one of these conditions, which my kids do not.

Asthma, Cancer, Cerebrovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes Types 1 or 2, “Disabilities” (including ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and many others), Heart Conditions, HIV, Mental Health Conditions, Neurologic Conditions, Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Pregnancy or Recent Pregnancy, Primary Immunodeficiencies, Smoking (current or former), Solid Organ or Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Tuberculosis, and Use of Corticosteroids or other Immunosuppressive Medications.

The pharmacy does not have your medical records. All you have to do is say that your kid has "physical inactivity" or "autism" and they can get it. In this case, it is perfectly fine to lie about a medical condition.

I think the pharmacy now has to see the doctor's prescription. For my kid to get the shot at the ped practice they normally attend, obviously, they will know that my kid doesn't have cerebral palsy or whatever. But I guess you're right I could say they've had a bout of "physical inactivity (whatever that means)."

[Anonymous]

Our 3-person family got them over the weekend at a Maryland CVS. When I filled out the online scheduling form, I had to certify that the three of us all have one of those medical conditions, but I didn’t have to specify which one, not even for my teenager. Very easy. Happy to be living in Maryland right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got a message from my kids' Maryland pediatric practice that they have Pfizer available for "FDA approved patients age 5 and up," but to be FDA approved, your kid has to have one of these conditions, which my kids do not.

Asthma, Cancer, Cerebrovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes Types 1 or 2, “Disabilities” (including ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and many others), Heart Conditions, HIV, Mental Health Conditions, Neurologic Conditions, Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Pregnancy or Recent Pregnancy, Primary Immunodeficiencies, Smoking (current or former), Solid Organ or Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Tuberculosis, and Use of Corticosteroids or other Immunosuppressive Medications.

I have never been so grateful my children have ADHD. Thank you for sharing this.

DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our 3-person family got them over the weekend at a Maryland CVS. When I filled out the online scheduling form, I had to certify that the three of us all have one of those medical conditions, but I didn’t have to specify which one, not even for my teenager. Very easy. Happy to be living in Maryland right now.

Thank you. I live in Maryland and will let my family know. I guess we had better get them soon before anything changes for the worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got a message from my kids' Maryland pediatric practice that they have Pfizer available for "FDA approved patients age 5 and up," but to be FDA approved, your kid has to have one of these conditions, which my kids do not.

Asthma, Cancer, Cerebrovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes Types 1 or 2, “Disabilities” (including ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and many others), Heart Conditions, HIV, Mental Health Conditions, Neurologic Conditions, Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Pregnancy or Recent Pregnancy, Primary Immunodeficiencies, Smoking (current or former), Solid Organ or Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Tuberculosis, and Use of Corticosteroids or other Immunosuppressive Medications.

The pharmacy does not have your medical records. All you have to do is say that your kid has "physical inactivity" or "autism" and they can get it. In this case, it is perfectly fine to lie about a medical condition.

+1, we all have physical inactivity, right?
Open question is whether insurance will pay.

[Anonymous]

I have high blood pressure and got my Moderna vaxx at cvs in moco this weekend. If you are under the age of 65 you have to schedule through the minute clinic. Over the age of 65 (I asked bc my mom is in her eighties) can just go through the regular pharmacy like we’ve done before. The nurse somewhat gave me a hard time since she kept say the supply is limited and these really should be for ppl over the age of 65 but I explained I have high BP (my rx is in cvs’s system so she could see that) and ultimately she said she wasn’t going to deny anyone the vaccine so long as she can put down in the system why you need it. My teen has adhd so I’ll prob bring her maybe in a week or so once things have calmed down and might try a different cvs since I don’t want to return to this same nurse, who just seemed overall annoyed but I can understand the stress she’s under being on the front lines of this absurdity.

[Anonymous]

How about Virginia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have high blood pressure and got my Moderna vaxx at cvs in moco this weekend. If you are under the age of 65 you have to schedule through the minute clinic. Over the age of 65 (I asked bc my mom is in her eighties) can just go through the regular pharmacy like we’ve done before. The nurse somewhat gave me a hard time since she kept say the supply is limited and these really should be for ppl over the age of 65 but I explained I have high BP (my rx is in cvs’s system so she could see that) and ultimately she said she wasn’t going to deny anyone the vaccine so long as she can put down in the system why you need it. My teen has adhd so I’ll prob bring her maybe in a week or so once things have calmed down and might try a different cvs since I don’t want to return to this same nurse, who just seemed overall annoyed but I can understand the stress she’s under being on the front lines of this absurdity.

It is hard for them. I have a pharmacist friend and she says they have crazy levels of vaccine demand because people are coming into MD from DC and VA. And rules in various states are changing by the day and it takes time for the companies to program it into their systems even if a governor announces XYZ that day and then people get annoyed because the systems lag that announcement. But yes it appears you can “self-attest” to having one of the ailments above.

The sad part is that this is all RFK JR induced damage. Many people who would otherwise get vaxxed are going to decide they don’t have time to deal with the chaos/hassle of navigating all these shifting rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have high blood pressure and got my Moderna vaxx at cvs in moco this weekend. If you are under the age of 65 you have to schedule through the minute clinic. Over the age of 65 (I asked bc my mom is in her eighties) can just go through the regular pharmacy like we’ve done before. The nurse somewhat gave me a hard time since she kept say the supply is limited and these really should be for ppl over the age of 65 but I explained I have high BP (my rx is in cvs’s system so she could see that) and ultimately she said she wasn’t going to deny anyone the vaccine so long as she can put down in the system why you need it. My teen has adhd so I’ll prob bring her maybe in a week or so once things have calmed down and might try a different cvs since I don’t want to return to this same nurse, who just seemed overall annoyed but I can understand the stress she’s under being on the front lines of this absurdity.

I’m sorry you had this experience. And I don’t know why you were told that anyone under 65 had to go to a Minute Clinic. My family, all of us under 65, got ours at a regular MoCo pharmacy this weekend, no issues.

[Anonymous]

I want a Novavax? When is that coming?