ACTON – When Glen Cote of Acton drove to his appointment at CVS for the new COVID-19 vaccine, he was shocked to receive a text on his phone minutes before his appointment, letting him know that the vaccine would cost $190.99.

"Nightmare is the first word that comes to mind," he explained to WBZ-TV. Cote is covered by MassHealth, the state's program for Medicaid.

The new COVID-19 shot was approved by the FDA and CDC about a week ago, with the vaccine to be shipped to area pharmacies. Signs outside many CVS stores read "FREE FLU & COVID-19 vaccines here."

Instead, posts on social media show that several people nationwide are getting charged for the shot, anywhere between $125 and $190.

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[–] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net [S] 13 points 3 years ago

Apparently there is a lot more interest in the vaccines this year than last, which is good. It's only just over half, but that's way better than last year.

Maybe a lot of people who skipped it last year got knocked down by covid over the past year and don't want a repeat?

The patchwork system of coverage and billing is pretty typically awful and lets people slip through the cracks, but that's just the US healthcare system working as designed.

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