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NativeSon508 t1_j3wrwa0 wrote

Offering $ to get vaxxed? This is, odd to say the least

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smellyk t1_j3wtshm wrote

Do you need an appointment?

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HoneyBun21222 t1_j3wvjnd wrote

Replying to NativeSon508 (#1,333,412)

Thank you for bringing this up! It does seem odd but when you break down the logic it makes a lot of sense.

Vaccines keep the public from being severely ill, and prevent hospitals from being overrun. In preventing people from getting so sick they have to be hospitalized, so purely from a financial standpoint it is cost saving to not only offer the vaccines for free but also pay people to get them.

It also prevents complete healthcare system collapse. Many patients have had necessary care for non-covid issues delayed, and some have become severely ill or died as a result of lack of care due to complete overwhelm on the healthcare system by the pandemic. The more people we can prevent from being hospitalized with covid, the more healthcare is available for everyone.

It's kind of similar to how insurance companies sometimes give financial incentives to people for having annual physicals or getting a gym membership. Preventative medicine saves money.

It saddens me that we have a for-profit healthcare system. But, in the context of preventative medicine, it is advantageous from a public health as well as a financial perspective to offer this sort of incentive.

I hope that explanation makes sense!

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moisheah t1_j3x4i9a wrote

Thanks again for posting ! Fwiw Umass is still doing vaccines and tests at mercantile - no gift cards though. Two days a week iirc. Right next door to CVS on front street. I’d post the schedule but it only seems to Pop up on Facebook as an image and I can’t repost those.

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mtbmike t1_j3x93aw wrote

Thanks for posting. I canceled my cvs appt and went to the library last week very very fast and easy! I appreciate it

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rbcarter101 t1_j3xb20q wrote

Much like the last thread, be civil please.

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NativeSon508 t1_j3xgcag wrote

Replying to HoneyBun21222 (#1,333,591)

I dunno. I completely agree w the theory of vax and their place in a healthy population but you can barely get an apple when donating blood but get vaxxed and get paid? There’s so many double standards and hypocrisy surrounding Covid that paying people to get vaxxed just doesnt sit well w me.

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HoneyBun21222 t1_j3xisea wrote

Replying to NativeSon508 (#1,334,566)

I completely hear where you're coming from with the comparison to blood donations. I agree those should be compensated.

I think one differences is that getting a vaccine also protects the person getting it AND is good for public health, whereas donating blood is not giving any health benefit to the person donating and ONLY is good for public health.

So, from and ethical standpoint, paying for blood donations is a little more complicated. In my opinion that should be more compensated, not less, but there's some ethical muddiness nto offering a financial incentive for a medical procedure that doesn't have the direct benefit to the individual.

There's also the cost. It's cost effective to offer this incentive, whereas to pay people to donate blood products would increase the cost of a medical treatment that's already really expensive, without the indirect cost-saving benefit that vaccines have.

But again, I hear you and agree that the premise of not compensating people who donate blood is problematic. Without direct benefit to the individual, I see even more reason to compensate people instead of less.

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NativeSon508 t1_j3xkulo wrote

Replying to HoneyBun21222 (#1,334,669)

I appreciate the civil discussion and I’m w you on the muddy ethics of comping people for blood and the like. Do I think they should? Yes on one hand, no on the other. Eh. I really don’t have an answer.

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Sane7 t1_j3xn9ma wrote

Can I get the $75 gift card if I've already gotten me bivalent? Cuz damn, wish I waited now.

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gregkel22 t1_j3xpiep wrote

Absolutely criminal.

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Cardiomyopathy.

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dandylion1313 t1_j3y91u9 wrote

I asked last time but didn't get an answer. I just moved to Auburn a couple months ago and don't have any proof of residency yet. my ID is form Plymouth county. am I eligible?

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HoneyBun21222 t1_j3ylr7j wrote

Replying to BoringHoles (#1,335,313)

I appreciate calling out vaccine misinformation and fear mongering, but just a gentle reminder that calling such attitudes "encephalopathy" reinforces stigma against people with encephalopathy as well as other neurological and psychiatric disorders.

There could be people with encephalopathy reading this, including people with encephalopathy who want to get vaccinated!

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Old-Spend-8218 t1_j3z50r4 wrote

75.00 and we will throw in a heart attack for free. How’s that sound.

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Jilltro t1_j3z7sml wrote

Replying to Sane7 (#1,334,871)

A friend of mine went to a place offering gift cards and showed them her vaccine card and explained she had gotten one earlier and asked if she could have a gift card anyway and they gave her one! Worth a try imo

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nboyle378 t1_j3z95l5 wrote

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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hyperp0p t1_j3zg0z0 wrote

my gf went today and the $75 is still in the form of walmart gift cards

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Neyabenz t1_j40jjar wrote

Do kids of residents also get a GC? My kiddo doesn't have a state ID yet (not quite old enough)

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draken2019 t1_j41s7wi wrote

Why do people need a $75 gift card to do what's right for their health?

That being said, take that free $75 and buy yourself some groceries, I guess 🤷‍♂️

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WorcesterMom t1_j4d2zwl wrote

Are the offering the booster for kids under 5?

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CaptainTripper t1_j4d65wg wrote

Is the clinic really open until 5 on Saturdays? The worcesterma.gov website says it goes until 3:30. Also, what floor is it on? Would like to try and go next Saturday

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HoneyBun21222 t1_j4gbe8f wrote

Replying to CaptainTripper (#1,363,054)

Yes it's open till 5! That's good to know about the website - I will reach out to the clinic directors and let them know so they can change it

It's on the ground floor, in the room on the right hand side of the main lobby

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