• nicetriangle@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    It’s still free and they’ve offered multiple courses of it since it came out. When I was living there I got the 1st and 2nd dose plus 2 courses of boosters all for free.

    I would think the majority of deaths are from some combination of poor general health in the population which is also aging, antivax/antimask/conservative bullshit, and workers rights sucking wrt sick time/etc.

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      10 months ago

      Isn’t it being free ending now for some insurances? I don’t know if it has already happened or it’s happening soon, but unless something has changed again, it’s happening.

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        10 months ago

        Not sure when/if that goes into effect but if so that wouldn’t have any weight on the situation in the article right now.

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      10 months ago

      The COVID vaccine was commercialized now, so they can charge for it. I don’t know when that takes effect or if there are other ways to get it free, like through a voucher or manufacturers coupon. I hope hospital networks and similar are just eating the cost and giving them out.