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Comment by hgomersall | Hacker News Reader

Seriously? I just had mine for £23 at the pharmacist in the UK. I just walked in and they did it.

In British Columbia my local health authority texts me to inform me my covid and flu vaccines are available. And both are free. Of course it is cost effective for the province as it is cheaper to give vaccines than treat sick people in hospital.

I still can't believe that Alberta is charging for COVID vaccines purely for political reasons.

I can believe it, if only based on the times I've heard Danielle Smith speak.

California imposes a penalty of $900 for not having health insurance, and approximately every health insurance plan you can get covers the flu vaccine at no cost to the patient. 8% of Americans have no health insurance like GP, with states not imposing a mandate having higher uninsured rates.

So actually had to double check this but in Brazil you can get the flu/covid vaccine for free at public hospitals or, which shocked me, at for-profit drugstores (for sure subsidized by the government).

Ok tbf it was the combined flu/covid, if I wanted just flu that would be ‘only’ 150

Wow, that sucks. Why so expensive? COVID is more in the UK, like ~£80.

Haha no clue, I was shocked as well. First time being uninsured. According to other commenters maybe there’s other stores that offer it for less.

Funny thing is, same day I didn’t get the vaccine the grocery store receipt starting offering a free shot and $10 store credit with “most insurances” so I didn’t qualify lol.

This sorta thing that keeps Everyone safe with herd immunity you’d really think they’d want to make as easy as possible

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