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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I know I'm preaching to the choir here but this is exactly why socialized medicine isn't just a good thing: but legitimately the only way to have anything even resembling a functional/healthy society.

I don't know what the number is but it's a fucking certainty that some number of people opted out of getting the first round of vaccines because they didn't believe them when they said "its free" and they were convinced they were gonna gonna get a bill that said "read the fine print next time, you owe 1000 dollars".

This shit is just going to convince them that their cynicism was well placed. It's fucking insanity and yet we cannot entertain any other alternative.