FLU SHOTS: Are they shopped???
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They should be. I read a lot of drugstores were charging customers when their insurance should have paid for it.
Kona Kathie
I got mine from CVS, no co-pay. Quest, to my knowledge, is only shopped on blood work and urine samples. I don't think they have anyone qualified to administer flu shots. S2
Never had one, did not know they were so cheap.
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Costco last year $12. And the kicker is you don't have to be a member since it's a pharmacy item.
I went douring the week and the pharmacist was standing there with the needle and waiting for me to finish the form
Took less than 5 minutes.
Then I went outside to get that cheap hotdog and a soda. Time in that line was 11 minutes!
I went douring the week and the pharmacist was standing there with the needle and waiting for me to finish the form
Took less than 5 minutes.
Then I went outside to get that cheap hotdog and a soda. Time in that line was 11 minutes!
Flu shots make me really sick. Not doing one again unless warnings are really dire. Both my parents have suffered from shingles, so even though I'm not old enough, I bit the bullet and paid to get the vaccine at Costco. No big deal for the peace of mind!
I'm considering getting a flu shop on one of my grocery store shops. $28 out of pocket if you don't have insurance. I do, so maybe my shop reimbursement will cover my co-pay.
Our insurance covers flu shots at the pharmacy of the grocery store that is shopped in our area....that would work as my pharmacy interaction for the report 
Medicare covers flu shots, btw.
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Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
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Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Flu shots should not make you sick. They are not giving you a live vaccine.
Flu shots do not give you flu, but some individuals experience side effects, including soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given, low grade fever, and muscle aches. Many of the individuals who have experienced these side effects in the past associate the experience with illness and some may choose not to be vaccinated because of it.
Vaccines work on your immune system. If you are sick to begin with, the flu shot will aggravate it. I always get sick after a flu shot because my allergies are always acting up.
Kim
shopper8 Wrote:
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> Flu shots should not make you sick. They are not
> giving you a live vaccine.
I agree, but it seems I come down with something within a week of getting a flu shot. My sister is an RN and she always gets a shot. It may be a requirement for the healthcare professionals.
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> Flu shots should not make you sick. They are not
> giving you a live vaccine.
I agree, but it seems I come down with something within a week of getting a flu shot. My sister is an RN and she always gets a shot. It may be a requirement for the healthcare professionals.
walesmaven Wrote:
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> Medicare covers flu shots, btw.
My mom is on a Medicare Advantage Plan, and they told her to go to an assited care facility to get the shot. I drove her and they expected her to get in the back of a line that included every person that lived there and there was ONE person giving the shots and about 80 people waiting.
It is better to just go to Costco and pay the $12 out of pocket than to deal with some insurance companies.
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> Medicare covers flu shots, btw.
My mom is on a Medicare Advantage Plan, and they told her to go to an assited care facility to get the shot. I drove her and they expected her to get in the back of a line that included every person that lived there and there was ONE person giving the shots and about 80 people waiting.
It is better to just go to Costco and pay the $12 out of pocket than to deal with some insurance companies.
all new insurance plans must cover vaccines at no cost
to the policy holder. You do have to get it in network though
which varies by provider though many do allow you to get it
at a pharmacy.
to the policy holder. You do have to get it in network though
which varies by provider though many do allow you to get it
at a pharmacy.
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When I moonlighted at a truck stop, we were PAID ten bucks to get the vax. An at-cost vax clinic was held at the truck stop for professional drivers.
My husband's employer offers a free clinic onsite ever year. I have not had one in years because my immune response is alike a four-alarm fire drill. Maybe this year, maybe not. The shot has always made me feel worse than the real flu.
My husband's employer offers a free clinic onsite ever year. I have not had one in years because my immune response is alike a four-alarm fire drill. Maybe this year, maybe not. The shot has always made me feel worse than the real flu.
shopper8 Wrote:
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> Flu shots should not make you sick. They are not
> giving you a live vaccine.
Flu shots do not give you the flu but some people can get sick from them--a reaction to something in the shot, etc. I always feel a bit run down for a day or two after my flu shot, it's a reaction to the vaccine working through my system. Not a huge deal at all, especially after having influenza and feeling like I was going to DIE~!!
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> Flu shots should not make you sick. They are not
> giving you a live vaccine.
Flu shots do not give you the flu but some people can get sick from them--a reaction to something in the shot, etc. I always feel a bit run down for a day or two after my flu shot, it's a reaction to the vaccine working through my system. Not a huge deal at all, especially after having influenza and feeling like I was going to DIE~!!
I do agree with RIMS and Austin Mom. There are a lot of misconception about the flu shot. There are also nasal vaccines. the best thing to do is go on Med-line Plus and read the facts.
I didn't have any negative reactions at all to the shingles vaccine unlike my reactions to every flu shot I've had. The only negative was the price - $188 at Costco, $267, $245 and $215 at other pharmacies in my area. That's enough to make anyone sick!
If you saw someone with full blown shingles across half their body, you'd think *ANY* price for the shingles vaccine is a good deal. My mom explained it as a combination of being stung by a man of war in the ocean someone holding a blowtorch to her skin and it's leaves a dark red rash that is so sensative you cant let clothing touch it. It can come out on any part of the body and is extremly painfull. If you had chicken pox ever in your life, by the time you turn 50 you *NEED* to get this one.
I've never had chicken pox, never had the chicken pox vaccine. Neither have my kids. I was told I should still get the shingles vaccine because, having never had chicken pox, should I get shingles, it could be life-threatening.
This was from a very pro-vax pediatrician when we were discussing my kids, so... not sure what to make of it. As yet, I've not gotten the shingles vaccine.
This was from a very pro-vax pediatrician when we were discussing my kids, so... not sure what to make of it. As yet, I've not gotten the shingles vaccine.
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How does he figure??? Shingles lives in the nerve endings after chicken pox subsides. It's an "after effect" of Chicken Pox. You can't have shingles if you have never had Chicken Pox. Your dr needs to brush up on this.
BBird0701 Wrote:
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> I've never had chicken pox, never had the chicken
> pox vaccine. Neither have my kids. I was told I
> should still get the shingles vaccine because,
> having never had chicken pox, should I get
> shingles, it could be life-threatening.
>
> This was from a very pro-vax pediatrician when we
> were discussing my kids, so... not sure what to
> make of it. As yet, I've not gotten the shingles
> vaccine.
BBird0701 Wrote:
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> I've never had chicken pox, never had the chicken
> pox vaccine. Neither have my kids. I was told I
> should still get the shingles vaccine because,
> having never had chicken pox, should I get
> shingles, it could be life-threatening.
>
> This was from a very pro-vax pediatrician when we
> were discussing my kids, so... not sure what to
> make of it. As yet, I've not gotten the shingles
> vaccine.
If you saw someone with full blown shingles across half their body, you'd think *ANY* price for the shingles vaccine is a good deal.
Both of my parents had painful cases of shingles, so I didn't need any further warnings! I also worked with a woman in her mid-thirties who developed a case of shingles on one side of her face and neck. Docs were very concerned about controlling her shingles as they could cause permanent damage to her eyesight in that eye. Shingles are nothing to mess with. I think I would talk with a doc who treats adults, BBird!
Both of my parents had painful cases of shingles, so I didn't need any further warnings! I also worked with a woman in her mid-thirties who developed a case of shingles on one side of her face and neck. Docs were very concerned about controlling her shingles as they could cause permanent damage to her eyesight in that eye. Shingles are nothing to mess with. I think I would talk with a doc who treats adults, BBird!
He told me that should I catch chicken pox as an adult, I'm almost sure to have shingles directly afterwards. He recommended the chicken pox vaccine and the shingles vaccine... Neither of which I've had yet.
I planned to do research but put it on the back burner.
RIMS Wrote:
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> How does he figure??? Shingles lives in the nerve
> endings after chicken pox subsides. It's an
> "after effect" of Chicken Pox. You can't have
> shingles if you have never had Chicken Pox. Your
> dr needs to brush up on this.
>
>
> BBird0701 Wrote:
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> > I've never had chicken pox, never had the
> chicken
> > pox vaccine. Neither have my kids. I was told I
> > should still get the shingles vaccine because,
> > having never had chicken pox, should I get
> > shingles, it could be life-threatening.
> >
> > This was from a very pro-vax pediatrician when
> we
> > were discussing my kids, so... not sure what to
> > make of it. As yet, I've not gotten the
> shingles
> > vaccine.
I planned to do research but put it on the back burner.
RIMS Wrote:
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> How does he figure??? Shingles lives in the nerve
> endings after chicken pox subsides. It's an
> "after effect" of Chicken Pox. You can't have
> shingles if you have never had Chicken Pox. Your
> dr needs to brush up on this.
>
>
> BBird0701 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've never had chicken pox, never had the
> chicken
> > pox vaccine. Neither have my kids. I was told I
> > should still get the shingles vaccine because,
> > having never had chicken pox, should I get
> > shingles, it could be life-threatening.
> >
> > This was from a very pro-vax pediatrician when
> we
> > were discussing my kids, so... not sure what to
> > make of it. As yet, I've not gotten the
> shingles
> > vaccine.
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Plan the work. Work the plan.
Plan the work. Work the plan.
They are advising people to get the flu shot due to Ebola. The common cold and Ebola initially have the same symptoms. I don't get the flu shot yearly, but I am considering it this year.
Interesting...the CDC is saying that Ebola is contained here, but have to wonder if we can trust them.
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"Answers are easy. It's asking the right questions which is hard." (The Fourth Doctor, The Face of Evil, 1977)
"Somedays you're the pigeon, somedays you're the statue.” J. Andrew Taylor
"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." Galileo Galilei
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