Post AdJ4X0WOZg2fHbO7Pc by fortboise@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AdDLmpujmRpV9qubia by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-26T21:50:02Z
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Whew! Finally got the most recent #Covid booster today after a 90-day wait after recovering from the virus in September (delivered by a careless friend who didn't mask on an airplane).
(DIR) Post #AdDLsjjjf2V3jiZzNo by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-26T21:51:06Z
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I'm still mad that my health insurance company won't cover an RSV vaccine. I'm switching companies on January 1 and hopefully that policy will cover it.
(DIR) Post #AdDPg4QloE2vyCvN3o by EllenInEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-26T22:33:35Z
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@IdahoLark I don't think any of the insurance companies in Canada covered it this year but it sounds like next year will be different. Since I mask almost everywhere I'd be exposed, I decided not to spend the big $ this year.
(DIR) Post #AdDTEBtgr4zKpqPfJg by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-26T23:13:26Z
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@EllenInEdmonton Same. Years ago I paid out of pocket for the old-fashioned Shingles vaccine because it sounded like such a brutal thing to get while traveling. But I wasn't going to fork over $600 for the RSV vaccine when I rarely go anywhere.
(DIR) Post #AdDTalTXFzvFY8wXuy by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-26T23:17:30Z
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@SecondStix Good point! Our friend caught it on a plane from Chicago to Brazil in early September, and gave it to us there. I don't recommend being far from home when that sick! I didn't think many cases of the newest variant had been reported in the U.S. at that point so I wondered which version we caught. Either way, I hope I am extra immune when this takes effect.
(DIR) Post #AdDTf7H89CQeJrDS4G by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-26T23:18:17Z
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@SecondStix Happy New Year to you, too. May 2024 be illness free!
(DIR) Post #AdDYx9w7UXhTYWoMa0 by battusphilenor@sfba.social
2023-12-27T00:17:34Z
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@IdahoLark absurd…What the heck happened to “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”????
(DIR) Post #AdDZCf8ll3pOg37XDU by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-27T00:20:23Z
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@battusphilenor Seriously. As if a hospital visit would be cheaper than a vaccine.
(DIR) Post #AdDZwPO4ezAj8m5no8 by brosetti@mastodon.social
2023-12-27T00:28:37Z
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@IdahoLark The fact that you can’t predict whether they cover it says loads about our healthcare system.
(DIR) Post #AdDewCwZQOEGJmx3g0 by EllenInEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-27T01:24:36Z
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@IdahoLark Yeah, I also paid for the original Shingles vaccine and then realized that the coverage was very short-term. RSV was $300 but I don't have the ongoing paycheques to take that kind of a hit.
(DIR) Post #AdExe5QwhVho6JBy88 by GiddingsMJ@syringa.social
2023-12-27T16:28:56Z
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@IdahoLark https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-shot
(DIR) Post #AdHyMhMhcGnjxXMMC0 by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-29T03:21:08Z
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@GiddingsMJ It’s sad that I look forward to turning 65 so I can get Medicare—assuming the GOP hasn’t eliminated it by then. Until then I’m paying out of pocket for insurance.
(DIR) Post #AdI0Ju4o6ClgQFmg8u by fortboise@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T03:43:01Z
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@IdahoLark @GiddingsMJ I enjoyed reaching that milestone, and the timing was near-perfect, mid-pandemic and all
(DIR) Post #AdI2THsLBUgYkRYUsK by IdahoLark@syringa.social
2023-12-29T04:07:10Z
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@fortboise @GiddingsMJ Fingers crossed that Social Security will still be a thing in three years, too.
(DIR) Post #AdIH9RzZMOBbe2w4ae by BillMcGuire@universeodon.com
2023-12-29T06:51:39Z
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@IdahoLark Humana covered my girlfriend, but not me, and we had the same coverage, except I had the Honors plan as a Military Veteran. No biggie, I went to the VA Clinic and got the shot that afternoon free. I changed from Humana to the big local hospital for 2023. best of luck.
(DIR) Post #AdJ4X0WOZg2fHbO7Pc by fortboise@mastodon.social
2023-12-29T16:04:44Z
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@IdahoLark @GiddingsMJ Chances are pretty good
(DIR) Post #AdJ8dMj5KYRzhgbvcG by GiddingsMJ@syringa.social
2023-12-29T16:50:55Z
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@IdahoLark Yes, it is sad. The GOP blames social programs instead of their tax cuts for the deficit. They do not believe in the common good.