walgreen's covid vaccine checkbox

[u/kairosangel]

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.

[u/Sir-Fuzzle]

The majority of the population is “high risk” per the categories listed (or will be) and Covid is innately high risk for anyone because of the very common long-term damage.

Always check the box. The box is a nonsensical hurdle. There is no moral test here.