BONUS episode: Questions answered about getting vaccines this fall

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 24Date: 9/12/2025Title:  BONUS episode: Questions answered about getting vaccines this fallIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson are joined by infectious disease physician Haley Pritchard and pharmacist Veronica Vernon to untangle the massive confusion that is vaccine policy this fall and answer questions about who should get the shot, who can get it, and try to discern why HHS did it this way.00:00- Intro02:30- Flu vaccines (the simple part)04:05- Vaccine approval/recommendation process06:20- What to expect from COVID this winter (TL;DR: lots of disease, mostly very mild)8:31- new formulation of the COVID vaccine currently available09:00- Who should get the vaccine (ignoring the approval/guidelines)10:40- Confusion at pharmacies, and Gabe is pissed that he has to write prescriptions for this now13:18- Other medical groups make recommendations about vaccines14:31- in general, pregnant people benefit from the COVID vaccine15:43- Kids and the COVID vaccine16:16- Vaccines for Children program may not have COVID vaccine (this covers 50% of the kids in the country)17:00- Can I get a COVID vaccine at a pharmacy right now?18:13- It didn't have to be this way19:58- Will insurance cover COVID vaccines for everyone?21:17- wrap-upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram