I think I'll write her as well.

Who qualifies for a third dose?

But, the patients need a clear understanding of what their own criteria are that qualifies them (should definitely have a discussion with their physician) as most pharmacists are not likely to be that much help with some less obvious issues. I know because I overheard one telling a patient last night that asplenia (loss of spleen) was not sufficient. Since I was only shopping, I took her aside subtly, introduced myself and my qualifications/background d, and explained why asplenia was in the last category of chronic immune-suppressive conditions, including chronic (end-stage) renal failure. Most pharmacists naturally seem to be focused on looking for drug-suppressive/induced conditions...

Was hoping to get it today after my appointment with my hematologist. He actually checked with the department administering the vaccines and was told they weren’t yet ready to start giving third shots.

If you leave your insurance out of it, not insurance fraud. Asking for a friend. There really should be a system that if an entity has shots about to expire, folks can be on call to get them as a 3rd shot. I really would not want to get in front of people finally seeing the light to get their first shot, but wasting vaccine in this situation is crazy!

So, it is not inconceivable that some pharmacies might identify a prior vaccine if they are linked to others in a chain.