A member of my household has a costco membership so we were gonna try and get me vaxxed using their member discount for the $140 price rather than the even more evil $202 price. So I called and confirmed with the Pharmacy that we could pull it off, we could not. I’m gonna have to buy my own membership, but first I wanted to confirm how much it would cost there.

Pharmacy tech: “Cash price is $39 and some change.”

Me: “For the Novavax?”

Them: “Oh you’re also getting Novavax. That was Flu. Let me check. It’s probably the same though.”

Me: “Oh, I don’t think so.”

A few seconds of keyboard clicks go by.

Them: “Nobody ever asks about the cash price. It’s. Oh… It’s $201.99”

Yeah, that’s what I freaking thought. rage-cry

The costco membership is $65, but it actually is cheaper for me to buy a membership because I can get a $20 giftcard back if I do it through the veteran’s reward program. Guess I’m getting a costco membership.

This bleeping country. cool-zone

  • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Meanwhile me a privileged person with insurance just walked into my grocery store, got the shot for free, no questions or co pay.

    This country is absolutely ridiculous. Even if I was a completely selfish prick who only cared about myself and was like WELL JUST GET INSURANCE THEN, it makes no sense. Insurance doesn’t protect you from a virus, widespread immunity does. Privileged insured people cannot live in a society with widespread immunity IF PEOPLE WITHOUT INSURANCE CAN’T GET THE VACCINE rage-cry

    It’s complete nonsense. Everyone should have the insured person experience in this (and in all healthcare) because it literally does not work unless everyone gets the shots.

    Just remarkable what happens when you build a healthcare system around profit instead of being effective. Loads of money being spent to accomplish literally nothing because we won’t have enough vaccinated people because so many people can’t afford it.