Symptoms

LuFins Dad

Your insurance might have something to say, too.

Mik

Astra Zeneca's will be cheaper, unless Warp Speed has skewed the pricing mechanism (which is entirely possible). It is proven technology that is easier to transport and store.

Rainman

@LuFins-Dad said in Symptoms:

Your insurance might have something to say, too.

Do you mean, like:
"We (provider) will pay $100 toward the vaccine by X, which has a price of $120 and is 85% effective. If you choose Y, which is 97% effective but costs $980, the additional cost must be made by you."

Something like that?

LuFins Dad

@Rainman said in Symptoms:

@LuFins-Dad said in Symptoms:

Your insurance might have something to say, too.

Do you mean, like:
"We (provider) will pay $100 toward the vaccine by X, which has a price of $120 and is 85% effective. If you choose Y, which is 97% effective but costs $980, the additional cost must be made by you."

Something like that?

Yep, but just for starters... How about if in-network physicians are “encouraged” to only provide 1 (preferred) option?

Frankly, most people won’t even know or care which vaccine they are getting.

jon-nyc

Most providers will only get one kind, at least at the beginning.

I’m prepared to shop around to get the one I want, if I need to.

Mik

Medicare will cover whatever it is, no OOP.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@jon-nyc said in Symptoms:

I’m prepared to shop around to get the one I want, if I need to.

And that'll be....?

LuFins Dad

Personally, I think the US Market for vaccines will be a lot lower by late January.

LuFins Dad

And Luke’s test came back positive... That’s one less vaccine needed (for at least 9 months...)

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@LuFins-Dad said in Symptoms:

And Luke’s test came back positive... That’s one less vaccine needed (for at least 9 months...)

Not a surprise, but a disappointment nevertheless. Please keep us updated on Luke, and the rest of the family, of course.

kluurs

Sorry to hear about Luke - hope this he avoids the long haul.

Jolly

Odds are very much in his favor.

My nephew was 24, and shook it off in four days, with mostly flu-like symptoms.

Loki

I’m indifferent to Pfizer and Moderna. If Astra Zeneca gets to 90% I’m indifferent to that as well. I don’t care about the diff between 90 and 95%. Not exactly sure when I start thinking about it maybe under 85%. I don’t know. I will make sure everyone I know gets it fast, that matters most.