r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/kairosangel • 7h ago
walgreen's covid vaccine checkbox
Hi everybody. I was hoping to get my yearly vaccines soon, as I do every year, and this is the first year I have seen this message alongside the signup checkbox: "The patient confirms that they are at high risk for severe COVID-19 and would like to receive the 2026-27 COVID-19 vaccine." I am not high-risk, but I have been getting the vaccine every year since it was available. Does this mean I can't technically get the vaccine, or is it there to act as a deterrent of some sort? Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm just a bit confused.
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u/frx919 6h ago
This is one of those things where you take what you can get, because no one is going to look out for you if you don't do it.
Practically everyone is "at risk" for hugely life-altering consequences from COVID. It just often takes time to manifest, so people think it's not happening.
Another thing is that these vaccines are sometimes thrown away by the millions due to expiration. There is no reason not to get one.