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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by bananapub on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @06:31AM (#28537427)
you mean the vaccine that isn't universally available for free to all americans?

why would you bother making such a silly comparison?

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Re:Unvaccinated Covid patients cost the U.S. health system b... by nradov on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:36AM (#28538292)
The HPV vaccine is available for free to all Americans with medical insurance regulated under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). That's the vast majority.

https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-adults/

We do still unfortunately have about 8% uninsured but local health departments occasionally offer free vaccination clinics for them.

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