Seniors in certain parts of the country said they were denied vaccination on 199 due to the ongoing surge in cases, resulting in a rise in frustration with the new Trump administration policy, which made it difficult to obtain shootings.
Matthew D’Amico, 67, of New York City, said Walgreens refused to manage the Covid-19 vaccine to him and his 75-year-old wife on Friday because they had no prescriptions. They try to get vaccinated before traveling.
“I can’t believe we can’t get it,” D’Amico said in an interview. “I’ve been vaccinated many times and never prescribed. This is where we are, and it’s really frustrating.”
He is not alone. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services in Vaccine Skeptics, has “approved” the Covid-19-19-19-19 vaccine only for older young people aged 65 and older.
This means that nationwide, people under the age of 65 are interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine and must now consult a health care provider or “prove” pharmacies that they suffer from an underlying health condition. This is a potential barrier that can make vaccines more difficult, and some health experts are concerned that pushing more Americans to avoid vaccination.
However, as D’Amico can prove, being part of the “approved” Covid vaccine is not necessarily easy to obtain.
“Let me go to my elementary school [healthcare provider] It’s ridiculous to get a prescription now,” D’Amico said.
At least people under the age of 65 have encountered pharmacies and asked questions about their medical conditions.
This happened on Friday’s Orange County CVS, according to Alex Benson, 34, who took drugs that could suppress his immune system.
In addition to protecting himself, he also wants to get vaccinated because his family is at high risk if they get high risk – his mother is immune to low-functioning, and his mother-in-law had a heart attack Thursday night.
Benson said an employee asked him why he thought he was eligible for the vaccine.
“They asked me to prescribe, or wondering…why I felt I needed a vaccination,” Benson said. At one time, a staff member proposed calling a doctor for authorization for the vaccine.
Benson said he was shocked by the questions and began to “feel a little desperate to defend the pharmacist.” Another CVS staffer later came over and said that further answers were unnecessary and that just proof that he was eligible would be enough. He ended up getting the vaccine.
Still, he found the experience frustrating.
“I think easy access should be policy,” Benson said. “I tend not to be too politicized, but seem to be on the way with me, anti-regulatory administration is using regulation in this way. They should remove barriers to health care.”
The vaccine chaos is because the 19 vaccine is increasing or starting to reach the peak of the late summer. According to data released Friday, 14 states now have coronavirus levels detected in their wastewater, including California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Connecticut, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Idaho, Hawaii, Hawaii, Alaska and the Colb Islands.
Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, head of regional physician infectious diseases in Southern California, Kaiser Permanente, said the data continues to show an increase in coronavirus cases.
“In the past week, we’ve seen an increase in outpatient cases and even a lot of hospitalizations,” Hudson said. “It seems we may be approaching the top of the wave, but there may be about two weeks left until we really know if we’re there.”
Coronavirus lab tests are confirming the rate of infections continue to rise throughout the state and in Los Angeles. California’s co-test positivity rate was 12.83% in the week ending August 30, up from 7.05% in the week ending August 2. In Los Angeles County, the positive test rate was 14.83%, which was higher than 9.33%.
However, other data suggest that some areas may have reached peaks in summer.
In Orange County, the total confirmed positive test rate was 13.1%. This is lower than the 18% rate of the previous week, but is still higher than the week ending August 2 at 10.8%.
In San Francisco, the test positivity rate has been hovering around 9% in reliable data for the last week. It was 7% a month ago.
Additionally, wastewater data from Los Angeles County showed that coronavirus levels were slightly lower than last week.
“It is not known now that the reduction in the wastewater virus concentration is the first sign of COVID-19 activity being a peak or a typical change in this data source,” the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said.
Covid hospital admissions in California are increasing – the latest admission rate per 100,000 residents is 3.93, up from 2.38.
But they are still relatively low across the state and Los Angeles County. The public health department said the number of residents in Los Angeles County seeking co-disease care is “much lower than the summer trends in 2023 and 2024,” the public health department said.
However, relatively mild summer waves may mean that the fall and winter waves caused by fall and winter may be stronger each year. exist JulyThe state Department of Public Health said scientists expect California to see stronger summer rolling waves or more important winter waves.
The chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has exacerbated current confusion about federal vaccine policies, with Kennedy firing everyone on the influential Immunization Practice Committee in Connecticut earlier this year and orchestrating the shooting of CDC director Susan Monarez just 29 days after the Senate.
According to Kennedy Associated Press. New interim CDC director – Kennedy agent Jim O’Neill is a critic The Associated Press reported that hygiene regulations do not have medical or health care training.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not yet issued recommendations on who should get vaccinated, and doing nothing has led to residents in many states requiring prescriptions from health care providers for at least the next few weeks. In some cases, as D’Amico found, even for older people.
CVS As of Friday, people said people need to prescribe to get a co-vaccine, sometimes depending on their age, in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Utah, Virginia, Virginia and West Virginia and West Virginia, and the Columbia area.
As of Friday, CVS could not even provide COVID-19 at pharmacies in Nevada; they are only available on the company’s small websites, according to spokesman Amy Thibault.
The CVS said that due to recent regulatory changes in each state, the Covid-19-19 vaccine will soon be available in pharmacies in New Mexico, Nevada, New York and Pennsylvania without prescriptions.
“Currently, all patients in all states need to prove eligible for a vaccine so that appointments can be scheduled online,” Thibault said. Thibault confirmed that adults can shoot if they say they don’t have an underlying health condition but do have a prescription from a health care provider to use the vaccine “non-label”.
On Thursday, Hawaii joined California, Washington and Oregon to launch the West Coast Health Alliance: an interstate compact designed to provide science-based immunization guidelines as an alternative to the CDC.
“Together, these states will provide evidence-based immunity guidance rooted in safety, efficacy and transparency – ensuring residents receive credible information free of political intervention,” said the state. statement From the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The statement shows that the Trump administration is essentially “demolishing” the CDC.
“There is no consistent science-based federal leader poses a direct threat to the health security of our country,” the statement said. “To protect the health of our communities, the West Coast Health Alliance will continue to ensure that our public health strategy is based on the best science.”
However, it is unclear whether the formation of the West Coast Health Alliance will make it easier for people to get Covid-19 vaccines at the largest U.S. pharmacy retailers, where many photographed their vaccines.
Mainstream medical groups, e.g. American Pediatric Association and American College of Obstetriciansand also provide your own advice to individuals and families about the vaccines they deserve.
