Santos Reyes, 55, of Brentwood, said while shopping at CVS that she would ask her doctor about an updated vaccine for herself and her 88-year-old mother. But her mom, who received booster shots, is still “doing a little research” before deciding whether to get the new vaccine, she said. Theresa Watt, of East Meadow, a district performance coordinator for CVS, got the shot Friday morning, in part to protect her 80-year-old mother. “And I want to protect myself and my family.” “I work with senior citizens and they’re compromised,” she said, referring to how immune systems tend to be weaker among older adults. Mary Chalil, 64, of Commack, a licensed practical nurse, said she plans to get the vaccine to protect the residents at the nursing home where she works. “It’s been three years and I never got COVID, and I was able to keep working,” he said. He credits previous vaccinations, including boosters, with protecting him. Ivan Alvarez, 60, of East Northport, heard about the new vaccination from a Commack CVS pharmacist when he was inquiring about a prescription.
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“We are not aware of any plans not covering the vaccine,” the New York organization’s spokeswoman, Leslie Moran, said late Friday afternoon.įein, who has Medicare plus supplemental private-insurance coverage, said insurance companies knew the vaccine likely was going to be approved this week and “they should have had their ducks in a row.” Spokespeople with Medicare, and with insurance company organizations the New York Health Plan Association and the Washington, D.C.-based America’s Health Insurance Plans, said the vaccines are covered with no copays if they are administered in-network. Medicare and Medicaid also cover the vaccines. The federal government bought the previous COVID-19 vaccines but is not paying for the new ones, instead shifting most costs to insurance companies. Jennifer Kates, a senior vice president at the San Francisco-based health-policy nonprofit KFF, said the confusion “is part of the chaos of early transition to the commercial market.” By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.
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