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1. Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:04 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

   Lots of people are excited now that the US pharmacies have updated covid vaccines available.

   I'm confused that private customers care if it's in the pharmacy or not. Do pharmacies have staff that can inject you, are people talking about the implication that if it's in the pharmacy then it's in the clinic, or do people actually go and buy vaccines over the counter and then go inject themselves?

   • Graydon (graydon@canada.masto.host)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:03 UTC Graydon

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     @clacke Generally speaking, a pharmacist can and will inject you, and the pharmacy is much more conveniently located and may offer walk-in service instead of requiring you to schedule an appointment at the clinic. (Which was always tricky and has got trickier with the accumulating covid consequences.)

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   • Leif Lindholm (unixsmurf@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:18 UTC Leif Lindholm

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     @clacke
     You get the injection at the pharmacy. Same in the UK.

     For the flu jab that is.

     Getting vaccinated against covid in the UK is now banned for everyone below 65.

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   • Leif Lindholm (unixsmurf@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:19 UTC Leif Lindholm

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     • Mans R

     @mansr @clacke
     The government failed to permit it in time for the autumn wave. You can use whatever word you prefer, I'll stick to mine.

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   • Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:21 UTC Mans R

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     • Leif Lindholm

     @unixsmurf @clacke I wouldn't use the word banned. Not available feels more accurate. People under 65 in various risk groups are also offered the covid jab.

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:23 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

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     • Leif Lindholm

     @unixsmurf I understood limiting it when there wasn't enough to go around, when the first batch of vaccines were just out. Why limit it now?

     Here, there are recommendations for who they strongly encourage to get it, but anyone can get it as long as the last one was at least 180 days ago.

     It's free of charge until the end of the year. After that I don't know.

   • Jonathan Hartley (tartley@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 12:46:25 UTC Jonathan Hartley

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     @clacke My pharmacy has staff that can inject you. In fact, in previous times when vaccines were hard to come by, doing this at a mom and pop pharmacy was by far the easiest way to find a shot, where I am, because most people didn't think to try this. My pharmacy had a pencil and paper waiting list of people to call when they had a no-show for a 5 minute vaccine appointment.

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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 16:38:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @clacke I haven't heard anything about limiting the availability this time, but one of the reasons that the CDC recommended _everyone_ take the updated versions is that medicare / medicaid / private insurance may decide not to cover "optional" vaccinations. That's effectively limiting it to people who have the means and enough desire to pay for it themselves.