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[quote=Anonymous]Lots of misinformation so far on this thread.

There will be a new Covid vaccine based on recently variants, manufacturers are making them and they will be approved for those 65 and older, and for younger people with certain health conditions.

The FDA allows flu vaccine manufacturers to only have to update the strain and not have to go through new clinical trials. The FDA decided to do the same thing for Covid, but only for people 65 and older or younger people with health condition so there will still be a new vaccine.

I don’t know what insurance plans will do for younger healthier people. Because uptake for the general population who the government is not recommending get the vaccine is so low, I wouldn’t see the big deal with plans just covering it. It’s not like people are rushing out to get the new Covid vaccine. It was something like 20% uptake last year and most of that was actually people with health conditions or people in the older age group. But insurance plans are funny so who knows.

If you are not in the category the government is recommending and you want the Covid vaccine, you will likely be able to get it but insurance may not cover it so you’ll pay out-of-pocket. Or, your doctor might be able to prescribe you one in which case insurance might cover it, only that’s going to be a pain.

I do think pregnant women and young children are not being served here. I also don’t see the big deal if 49-year-old me, who is otherwise healthy, just wants a Covid vaccine like I do the flu vaccine, even though neither virus is likely to kill me. but that’s not how things are working at least for the next few years.[/quote]

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