← Back to context Comment by anjel 2 months ago Prepare your happy for a very profit-laden high three-figure bill. 6 comments anjel Reply happymellon 2 months ago You can get it in the UK, unsubsidised from a profit driven private company, for a mid-three figure amount.https://www.boots.com/online/pharmacy-services/shingles-vacc...> Price per dose:£230> Full course (2 doses):£460 loeg 2 months ago Medium 3-figure at most. $400-600 for the full two-dose series. tptacek 2 months ago Worth it. loeg 2 months ago I think my insurance covered it, even though I was 33. But yes, I would have happily paid $400-600. lotsofpulp 2 months ago Luckily, I can afford $999 to avoid experiencing Shingles. CydeWeys 2 months ago Your average HN reader can absolutely afford paying a few hundred bucks to avoid getting a potentially life-changing disease, and should. I know multiple young adults who got messed up by shingles.
happymellon 2 months ago You can get it in the UK, unsubsidised from a profit driven private company, for a mid-three figure amount.https://www.boots.com/online/pharmacy-services/shingles-vacc...> Price per dose:£230> Full course (2 doses):£460
loeg 2 months ago Medium 3-figure at most. $400-600 for the full two-dose series. tptacek 2 months ago Worth it. loeg 2 months ago I think my insurance covered it, even though I was 33. But yes, I would have happily paid $400-600.
tptacek 2 months ago Worth it. loeg 2 months ago I think my insurance covered it, even though I was 33. But yes, I would have happily paid $400-600.
loeg 2 months ago I think my insurance covered it, even though I was 33. But yes, I would have happily paid $400-600.
CydeWeys 2 months ago Your average HN reader can absolutely afford paying a few hundred bucks to avoid getting a potentially life-changing disease, and should. I know multiple young adults who got messed up by shingles.
You can get it in the UK, unsubsidised from a profit driven private company, for a mid-three figure amount.
https://www.boots.com/online/pharmacy-services/shingles-vacc...
> Price per dose:£230
> Full course (2 doses):£460
Medium 3-figure at most. $400-600 for the full two-dose series.
Worth it.
I think my insurance covered it, even though I was 33. But yes, I would have happily paid $400-600.
Luckily, I can afford $999 to avoid experiencing Shingles.
Your average HN reader can absolutely afford paying a few hundred bucks to avoid getting a potentially life-changing disease, and should. I know multiple young adults who got messed up by shingles.