I kind of hate health insurance companies. And not just because I saw "Sicko." I decided to get the Gardasil shot after a friend of mine who has a master's in public health told me that I was ridiculous to ignore a vaccine that could prevent cancer, the first of its kind. The coverage is for girls 11-26, and I was 26 when I went in. Apparently it's a series of three shots. The first one was covered; the other two are not. What kind of shit is that? Like, shouldn't it be dependent on when I started the treatment? I know I was 27 when I got those other two shots, but it's not logical to think I'd get one and not the others. They're a package! And the girl at the insurance company, when I called to ask, said, "Sure! If you start the series when you're 26, we should cover them all."
Anyway, it's $150 a pop, so if you're old like me and considering it, just know that much. This has been a public service message.
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So, remember the wire stories from a couple weeks ago about how the shots hurt a lot? (Did they?) Anyway, here was Andy's headline (that got published, mind you):
"Girls who get cervical cancer shot feel more than a little prick."
Funny, right? Aaand pretty inappropriate. But here's the best part: He didn't do it on purpose. He honestly didn't know what a "prick" was. He looked it up on Urban Dictionary as I laughed at him.
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